Earthquake and tsunami in indonesia

Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated Vietnamese fans at Rizal Memorial Stadium. Photo by Duc Dong.Vietnamese and South Korean national flags on the stand as Vietnamese fans cheer for their players and South Korean coach. Photo by Giang Huy. Indonesia players warm up for the game. Photo by Lam Thoa. Star midfielder Quang Hai (C) practices in Rizal Memorial Stadium ahead of the match. There's been speculation that he cannot attend the final due to injury. Photo by Duc Dong.Vietnam players greet fans at Rizal Memorial Stadium. Photo by Duc Dong.Vietnam fans are in Rizal Memorial Stadium with a huge banner wishing coach Park Hang-seo and his players the championship. Photo by Duc Dong. This is the first time in 21 years that Indonesia have made it to the SEA Games men’s football final. Vietnam's last final appearance was 10 years ago, when they lost to Malaysia. Indonesia suffered a 1-2 defeat against Vietnam in the group … [Read more...] about SEA Games final: Vietnam vs Indonesia

Ibnu Hadi, Indonesian ambassador to Vietnam, said strengthening connectivity would be an ‘important factor’ in increasing the number of visitors from Vietnam to Indonesia and vice versa. Indonesian news agency Antara quoted him as saying Indonesia was encouraging the opening of more direct air routes connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s two biggest metropolises, with Jakarta. In addition, there should be charter flights from Jakarta and Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, to the central coastal city of Da Nang, he said. Indonesia has been one of the destinations benefiting as increasing numbers of the rising middle class in Vietnam travel abroad for holidays. The number of Vietnamese tourists to Indonesia last year reached 75,682, while 87,941 Indonesian tourists visited Vietnam, according to the Vietnam National Administration. Last year, 8.6 million Vietnamese people traveled abroad, up 15 percent from a year ago.  In the … [Read more...] about More Vietnam-Jakarta direct flights will boost bilateral tourism: Indonesia

On Sunday afternoon, the men’s national team of Vietnam practiced for the second time at Gelora Samudra Stadium in Bali in preparation for their third World Cup qualification match against Indonesia, on Tuesday. Captain Que Ngoc Hai has recovered from a muscle strain he experienced during the World Cup qualifier against Malaysia in Hanoi last Thursday, when Vitnam earned a 1-0 victory. Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai, who scored the only goal to help Vietnam defeat Malaysia, practices shooting. Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong smiles during the practice. Phuong admits that he has not been in his best state after serving as a reserve on the Belgian Sint-Truden Club prior to the Word Cup qualifiers. Phuong began playing for Sint-Truiden Club in mid July following a one-year contract. Though he was listed on the roster for six games with the Belgian club, Phuong has on seen 20 minutes on the field, which was all in one match. Defender Doan Van Hau currently plays for … [Read more...] about Vietnamese players prepare for 3rd World Cup qualifier against Indonesia

"We will have to play the game on Indonesia's ground and the rival is now using more than a few immigrants, especially as attackers. Therefore, we will have to be very careful and pay high attention," Park said at a press conference in Bali Monday. The clash against Indonesia is Vietnam’s third World Cup qualifier match. The first, against Thailand, ended in a goalless draw and in the second, last Thursday, they beat Malaysia 1-0. The Vietnamese coach said that he had the chance to watch the World Cup qualifier match between Indonesia and Thailand in Jakarta last month. In that game, Indonesia used four naturalized citizens who had migrated from other countries, he noted. "No.9, Beto Gonçalves, and No.17, Irfan Bachdim, cooperated quite well and they both focused on attacking, and Bachdim also appeared to be good at free kicks." For the upcoming match against Vietnam, Indonesia has added one more immigrant in the team, raising their number to five. The players are … [Read more...] about Vietnamese coach wary of Indonesia’s immigrant strength

Jakarta (VNA) – Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo and Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso recently signed a memorandum of understanding on the use of the countries’ currencies in bilateral trade and direct investment transactions. The agreement on the establishment of a local currency settlement framework will enable the two sides to promote the direct exchange of rate quotation and interbank trading between the Japanese Yen and the Indonesian Rupiah. The cooperation will also be enhanced through information sharing and regular discussions. In a joint press statement released on December 5, they said the framework is a key milestone for both nations to intensify their financial cooperation. Japan is currently the second largest investor in Indonesia. Over the last 10 years, Japan has invested 31 billion USD in the archipelago nation. The contribution of Japanese companies to Indonesia’s exports increased from 18.1 percent to 24.4 percent in the first half of … [Read more...] about Indonesia, Japan to boost local currency use in bilateral transactions