Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- Indonesia must shift aggressively toward technology-driven industries and trade agreements to match the rapid economic growth achieved by countries like Vietnam, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated.

Airlangga highlighted Vietnam's impressive year-on-year growth of 9.95 percent in the third quarter of 2026 as a target benchmark for Indonesia, which has historically maintained an average growth rate of around 5 percent.

"If we want to catch up with Vietnam, which can reach 9 percent, we must pivot toward digitalization, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence-areas where Vietnam leveraged opportunities earlier than Indonesia," Airlangga said during an address in Jakarta on Tuesday. ...