RI, Taiwan businessmen meet

JAKARTA (JP): The 12th annual Joint Economic Cooperation Conference for Indonesian and Taiwanese businessmen will be held here from Feb. 15 to Feb. 18, the organizer said on Monday.

Kenneth Hidayat, chairman of the Indonesia-Taiwan Economic Cooperation Council, said the conference would discuss cooperation in agriculture and agroindustry for both countries.

Hidayat said some 50 Taiwanese bankers, business leaders and potential investors and dozens of Indonesian business executives representing over 30 business associations were expected to attend the conference.

The conference will be jointly held by the Indonesia-Taiwan Economic Cooperation Council, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce. (cst)