So stiff is competition between Indonesia's motorcycle taxis app companies that new entrants are going to extreme lengths to stand out.

 Flights cancelled, agricultural land destroyed and hundreds of thousands of people around the region suffering from respiratory illnesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A forest fire in Indonesia has caused thick smog to envelop HCM City and some parts of southern Viet Nam,

 Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has said he needs time to tackle the forest-burning which creates a haze every year over South East Asia.

Five airports in Indonesia have been shut, including in the tourist hotspot Bali, because of a volcanic eruption, transport officials say.

The Indonesian military plane that crashed in a residential part of Medan likely suffered an engine failure, a top military official has told the BBC. 

Indonesian officials say 141 bodies have been recovered after a military transport plane crashed in a residential area of Medan on Tuesday.

 At least five people have been killed in a military transport plane crash in a residential area of the Indonesian city of Medan, officials say.

A consensus to work together in the development of domestic agricultural products to be sold on the global market was the highlight of meetings between Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines in on April 19.

 Indonesia and the Philippines possess enormous development potential for Vietnamese start-ups, said guest speakers at the recent Start-ups 2015 conference held in Hanoi.

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The 2014 AFF Cup qualifier at the My Dinh stadium in Hanoi ended with a 2-2 draw between the Indonesian and Vietnamese senior soccer teams on Saturday evening.

 Indonesia's newly appointed cabinet will hold its first meeting on Monday after President Joko Widodo's choice of ministers received a mixed reaction.

 Indonesia's state logistics agency BULOG has reached a deal with the Vietnam Food Association to purchase 200,000 tonnes of rice, officials announced at a seminar in Jakarta on September 23.

 Australia's foreign minister says a deal has been reached with Indonesia to end a row over claims Australian agents spied on the Indonesian president.

 Indonesian presidential election candidate Prabowo Subianto has said he is withdrawing from the election process, alleging massive fraud.

 About 190 million registered voters have begun casting ballots for the president of Indonesia, the world's third largest democracy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has suggested that Viet Nam and Indonesia create further incentives so that two-way trade can reach US$10 billion a year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam have won three gold, three silver and five bronze medals at the eighth World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Bali, Indonesia, ranking second behind South Korea, the sport's creators.