An overview of Indonesia
Relationship between Indonesia and South
Korea is getting closer as well. More and more young generation in Indonesia
goes wild with South Korean celebrities while South Korean electronic goods, IT
gadgets and food gain huge popularity among the public.
In fact, the number of
Indonesian visitors to South Korea already reached 200,000 in 2014. On the
other hand, as many as 2,200 South Korean businesses have been actively
involved in Indonesia to navigate a new growth engine such as Halal market to
cope with the 21st century.
Against this circumstance, it is a pity that
Indonesia hasn’t been properly presented to South Koreans yet. Publications on
Indonesia have mostly been focusing on tourism to Bali or Indonesian language
learning. This is where ‘Why Indonesia’ initiates.
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This
book aims to introduce still-unfamiliar Indonesia to South Korea in an easy
way. 3-year-long experience in Indonesia mixed with curiosity of a former
journalist produced 35 stories over Indonesian politics, economy, society and
culture. Major cities in Java Island like Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung,
Jogjakarta, Solo(Surakarta) and Bali Island are touched upon, too. In addition,
general map and information of Indonesia as well as simple Indonesian
expressions are provided.
From the bottom of my heart, I sincerely
hope ‘Why Indonesia’ will play a timely and
meaningful role of narrowing distance between Indonesia and South Korea further.
It couldn’t be better if this publication will prove itself helpful to those
South Korean businesses and young people dreaming of their future in Indonesia.
