The number of missing people from a sunk vessel on Lake Toba in Indonesia two days ago climbed to 192, according to the latest report issued by the National Search and Rescue Agency on June 20.
Indonesian police on June 20 revealed that around 180 people are missing after an overloaded ferry sank on popular Lake Toba two days ago, nearly three times higher than initial estimates.
Top Vietnamese female cyclist Nguyen Thi That will likely earn a ticket to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Indonesian rescue workers fought heavy rains and 2m waves in a search for survivors after a boat with at least 80 passengers on board sank in Lake Toba, a popular tourist destination in North Sumatra.
French businesses are looking to promote their technology and products in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), aiming to raising France’s competitiveness in a region until now dominated by goods from Japan, the Republic of Korea and China.
Despite the imposition of anti-dumping duties on colour-coated steel products by Indonesian authorities, Vietnamese steel producers should not worry about the possibility of losing competitiveness, according to the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA).
At least one person died and dozens went missing when a boat carrying 80 passengers capsized in Lake Toba, a famous tourist destination in Indonesia.
Thailand is mulling retaliatory measures against Indonesia after the Southeast Asian neighbour banned imports of some Thai fresh agricultural products like longan and durian.
Seafood processing companies are lacking materials for production, forcing some of them to import materials to meet orders.
Indonesian police have arrested terrorists in East and Central Java provinces, suspected of planning several attacks in government offices and banks operating in Blitar city, East Java province.
The US Navy and the Royal Thai Navy began the 24th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in Pattaya, Thailand, on June 14.
Vietnam regards equality and non-discrimination as the fundamental principles of ensuring the rights of all people, including those with disabilities.
At least 13 people died when a passenger boat overloaded with holidaymakers celebrating Eid Al-Fitr holiday capsized off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on June 13.
The freshly-passed Law on Cyber Security will not hinder activities of people and businesses, affirmed Major General Nguyen Minh Duc, Director of the Institute of Police Science under the People’s Police Academy.
The Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) has announced the application of anti-dumping measures on colour-coated steel sheet imports from Vietnam and China.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh met with Chuichi Date, Speaker of the House of Councillors of the Japanese National Diet, in Tokyo on June 12 as part of his visit to Japan to attend the 24th International Conference on the Future of Asia.
Vietnam now has a golden population structure and a fast growing middle class – potential buyers of private cars, which is forecast to boost domestic car sales by about 22 percent annually from now to 2025.
Vietnam’s rate of unlicenced software installation was 74 percent in 2017, down by 4 percent from 2015 and by 7 percent from 2013, according to the latest BAS Global Software Survey.
