The opening ceremony of SIAL InterFood 2017 - Source: VNA Vietnamese businesses brought cashew nuts, pepper, rice, coffee, tea and dried dragon fruit to the fair, which runs from November 22-25.Le Anh Tuan, from Hanoi Trade Corporation (Hapro), said that SIAL Interfood offers a great opportunity for the participating companies to access the Indonesian and global markets.Dinh Thi Thu Hang, from Richy Food JSC, said that her company aims to introduce competitive products at the fair and promote exports to markets in ASEAN, including Indonesia.The annual Jakarta event is the largest international food and beverage fair in Southeast Asia. This year’s event brings together 1,100 booths from nearly 30 countries and territories from around the world.Within the framework of the event, there will be workshops and exchanges between the participating enterprises, along with product promotion programs. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese food, beverages introduced in Indonesia
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Indonesia: Thousands flee over fear of Agung volcano eruption
Agung volcano spews ash in September 2017 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – Thousands of local people living near the Agungvolcano on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali fled on November 22 as there aresigns of volcanic eruption for the first time in more than 50 years.In September, about 140,000 people living around Mount Agung had to leave to theirhomes due to the same reason, but came back to their houses as the warning was removed.Since then, some 30,000 people have moved to other places. A new evacuation order was issued after Agung spew an ash column of 700m to the sky on November 21. Localauthorities are closely monitoring the volcano’s activities to issue warningsto local residents.A series of eruptions at MountAgung during 1963-1964 killed more than 1,600 people and injured hundreds.Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire where several tectonic plates meetand cause 90 percent of the world’s seismic activity. The country is currentlyhome to … [Read more...] about Indonesia: Thousands flee over fear of Agung volcano eruption
ASEAN mangrove planting day runs in Indonesia
Participants in the mangrove planting event in Jakarta, Indonesia (Photo: VNA)Jakarta (VNA) – Delegations of the ASEAN member states, East Asiancountries, the US, Japan, and India took part in planting mangroves within theAngke Kapuk Mangrove Ecotourism Park in Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 20.Co-organisedby the ASEAN Secretariat and the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to ASEAN,the mangrove planting event is part of the East Asia Summit (EAS) Ambassadors’Meeting in Jakarta. The activity reiterated ASEAN’s and East Asia Summit’scommitment to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Openingremarks were made by Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee, Deputy Secretary-General ofASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, Hilman Nugroho, Indonesian DirectorateGeneral of Watershed and Forest under the Indonesian Ministry of Environmentand Forestry, and Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, Permanent Representative of thePhilippines to ASEAN.Theysaid mangroves offer “a variety … [Read more...] about ASEAN mangrove planting day runs in Indonesia
Indonesia’s anti-graft body arrests lower house speaker
Speaker of the House Setya Novanto leaves a courtroom after appearing as a witness in an embezzlement case involving electronic identity cards in Jakarta. (Photo: REUTERS)Hanoi (VNA) – Speaker of Indonesia’s People’sRepresentative Council Setya Novanto, also President of Golkar, the secondlargest political party of the country, was detained by the CorruptionEradication Commission (KPK) on November 19.Novanto, 62, is under investigation over his alleged role incausing the country’s loss of 170 million USD which was detected in 2014. On November 19, Novanto was transferred from the hospital toa detention centre after medical staff affirmed that his condition did notrequire hospitalisation.Earlier, Novato’s lawyer filed a petition against his trialfor corruption, which is scheduled for November 30 at the South Jakarta DistrictCourt. Novanto has denied any wrongdoings in the case.The KPK is probing the major corruption case involving anetwork of 80 people and … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s anti-graft body arrests lower house speaker
Vietnam accepts Indonesia execution of drug trafficker
Vietnam asked Indonesia to commute the death sentence imposed on a Vietnamese citizen for drug-trafficking, but her execution as part of the fight against drug-related crime in the region. Tran Thi Bich Hanh was one of six people executed by firing quad at the weekend in Indonesia for drug smuggling. “Vietnam has always strictly punished drug trafficking and has joined hands with other countries in preventing and fighting drug-related crimes," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh at a press conference held in Hanoi on January 18. He said Hanh was arrested in Indonesia in June 2011. She was sentenced to death in November that year. Vietnamese diplomatic agencies had sought commutation of the death sentence imposed on Hanh for humanitarian reasons. “Vietnamese agencies took all necessary steps to safeguard the rights of a Vietnamese citizen in this case,” Binh said. Foreign … [Read more...] about Vietnam accepts Indonesia execution of drug trafficker