The coast guard forces of Vietnam and Indonesia conducted a joint exercise on search and rescue, firefighting and explosion prevention at sea in the waters off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on October 11.

The assistance is scheduled for distribution on October 14.

The Indonesian Coast Guard ship KN. Pulau Dana - 323 with 54 crew members on board on Tuesday (October 8) docked at PTSC Port in Vũng Tàu city, starting its four-day courtesy visit to the southern coastal province of Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu.

Indonesia has announced a record rice tender for September, seeking to acquire up to 450,000 tonnes from international suppliers.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is in Hanoi for September 13-14 visit, congratulated Vietnam on recording significant milestones in economic development, helping to elevate its standing globally.

The Indonesian Navy’s KRI Bung Tomo - 357 corvette, with 86 officers and sailors on board, docked at the Nha Rong port in Ho Chi Minh City on August 19, starting its five-day friendly visit to Vietnam.

Three out of the five Vietnamese businesses, which have formed limited liability companies in Indonesia, have been verified and received certificates of lobster cultivation from the Directorate General of Aquaculture.

Indonesia, the second largest rice export market for Vietnam, may stop bidding to buy Vietnam’s rice as the importer needs time to clarify an internal embezzlement allegation.

Southeast Asia's largest online travel app Traveloka has revealed its latest data, indicating a spike in travel expenditure among Indonesian residents as travel resumes, with Vietnam being the destination which saw the biggest rise in demand.

Vietnam and Indonesia launched two tourism connectivity programmes between Vietnamese and Indonesian businesses in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on February 27 and February 28 aimed at stepping up tourism links.

President Vo Van Thuong and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo watched a martial arts and musical programme performed by athletes, soldiers, and artists of the Vietnam People’s Army in Hanoi on January 12.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Hanoi on January 12, during which the leaders highly evaluated the strong and dynamic development of the two countries’ cooperation in multiple areas.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on January 11 afternoon, starting a three-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong.

Vietnam and Thailand will be the two main rice suppliers for Indonesia's upcoming purchase of 1.5 million tonnes of rice.

Vietnam exported a total of 884,177 tonnes of rice to Indonesia in the first nine months of this year

A Vietnamese firm has successfully secured a bid to export 50,000 tons of 5% broken rice to Indonesia as this country wants to import 300,000 tons of rice.