JAKARTA: Vietnam's VinFast plans to build 100,000 electric vehicle charging stations across Indonesia, Jakarta's investment minister said, as the EV manufacturer pushes into the burgeoning industry in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

Indonesia's investment minister said that Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast planned to install as many as 100,000 charging stations across the country, after President Prabowo Subianto met company representatives on Tuesday.

Vietnam's first electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast dispatched its largest shipment to Indonesia, with nearly 2,500 units departing from the northern city of Hai Phong on March 8.

Vietnam s first electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast dispatched its largest shipment to Indonesia, with nearly 2,500 units departing from the northern city of Hai Phong on March 8.