A skyscraper towers over a slum neighborhood in Jakarta. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

Startup executives and foreign investors talk over a networking meal. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

The office of Kopi Kenangan, an Indonesian coffee chain founded in 2017. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

A K-pop store in Jakarta’s city center. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

An antique luxury car in the old district of Jakarta attracts visitors. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

A live streamer promotes household products. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

The Thamrin City Trade Mall, a large wholesale clothing center, is bustling with shoppers. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

People attend an employment workshop in Indonesia’s Morowali Industrial Park. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

An electric motorcycle shop employee oversees operations in Jakarta. Electric motorcycles are considered a status symbol in Indonesia. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

Passengers take photos of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail train, which started running commercially on Oct. 2. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

The Jakarta cityscape. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin