On August 13 afternoon, the Vietnamese team underwent a training session in the Indonesian province of West Java, in preparation for a match with Pakistan on August 14.

Major General Ngo Minh Tien, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army has asked Pakistan’s new military attaché to work to enhance the effectiveness of bilateral defence cooperation.

Vietnam and Pakistan held their second political consultation in Islamabad capital of the Muslim country on April 13, during which they lauded their close collaboration and were unanimous to support each other at regional and international forums.

A Pakistani national was arrested in Thailand for allegedly producing fake passports for transnational criminals and those having links with the Islamic State (IS), Thai media reported on January 16.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi Nguyen Duc Chung hosted a reception on November 5 for Premier of Canada’s Ontario state Kathleen Wynne, during which the two sides sought measures to forge cooperation in many areas.

President Tran Dai Quang met with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawar Sharif and Secretary General of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Toshihiro Nakai on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China.

Pakistan has proposed buying rice from Myanmar while the Southeast Asian nation is also targeting the Pakistani market in its efforts to increase rice exports, according to local media of Myanmar.

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake shocked west Indonesia on the morning of June 2, killing one person and injuring 14 others. The quake also damaged several houses but no tsunami warning has been issued.

Vietnam strongly condemns terror attacks on civilians, most recently a bomb blast in Pakistan which claimed tens of lives and injured hundreds of others, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh.

Indonesia, the world’s largest population of Muslims, has denied joining the Saudi Arabian-led Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism.

Indonesia will purchase 1 million tonnes of rice from Pakistan within the next four years in an attempt to ensure food security against increasingly extreme weather.

The ASEAN Islamabad Committee (AIC) held its first meeting to discuss an action plan for 2016 in Pakistan on November 26.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Pakistan Nguyen Xuan Luu attended the 14th conference of the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA) that took place in Islamabad capital city on November 24-25.

Vietnam joined nearly 50 foreign missions and international organisations and companies at the international charity fair PFOWA Bazaar 2015 in Pakistani capital of Islamabad on November 16.