VOV.VN - Vietnam and Indonesia have underscored the importance of reinforcing friendship and co-operation between countries to address the root cause of instability during a recent virtual meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to discuss the regional situation of Central Africa and the activities of the UN Regional Office (UNOCA).

Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani, head of Indonesia’s permanent mission to the UN, affirmed Indonesia and Vietnam back the transition process in Sudan, when delivering a joint speech of the two countries at the UN Security Council briefing on Sudan situation and operations of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan on December 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported a total of 5.74 million tonnes of rice worth US$2.85 billion during the opening 11 months of the year, with the price of 5% broken rice in November reaching approximately US$500 per tons, according to the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority (Agrotrade).

VOV.VN - A photo exhibition was launched on December 7 in both an offline and online format in Yogyakarta City to celebrate the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Indonesia.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in co-ordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a forum on November 30 to highlight the potential of the global Halal food market and the opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises to gain entry into the lucrative market.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, in co-ordination with competent Vietnamese agencies in Europe, North America, and Africa, conducted repatriation flights on November 29 and November 30 to bring home roughly 350 Vietnamese citizens left stranded abroad by the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, deputy head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, noted the significance of regional and international co-operation as a means of rooting out terrorism and preventing potential conflicts, while participating in the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s online meeting held on November 23 to discuss counter-terrorism.

Vietnam and Indonesia condemn violence, attacks using improvised explosive devices and suicide attacks at troops and peace-keeping forces in Somalia.

Vietnam and Indonesia have called on the sides involved in Libya to continue implementing their freshly reached ceasefire agreement and move forwards with elections so that peace and stability will soon be established in the nation.

VOV.VN - The initial successes of the implementation of high-quality free trade agreements (FTAs) between the EU and ASEAN member states, such as the FTA between the EU and Vietnam, along with the FTA between the EU and Singapore, will provide a solid foundation towards one day having an FTA between ASEAN and the EU.