Business
Vietnam Airlines opens HCM City – Bali direct air route
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines officially launched a direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Indonesia’s Bali on October 27.
Business
Business
World
Indonesia: dozens of flights canceled due to volcanic eruption
Dozens of flights to and from the Indonesian tourist island of Bali were canceled as Mount Agung in the island erupted on June 28.
World
Volcano in Bali island active with 2,500m ash column
The Agung volcano in Bali resort island of Indonesia spew an ash column of 2,500m to the sky in its latest eruption on January 11.
Society
Vietnamese in Bali supported to leave volcano Agung area
The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia has instructed some 60 Vietnamese citizens stuck in the Indonesian island of Bali to leave dangerous areas near Mount Agung, due to volcanic eruption.
Society
Vietnamese embassy helps get tourists out of Bali
The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia has received requests for support from around 50 Vietnamese tourists who are stuck in Bali, Indonesia, due to volcanic eruption, of whom 30 have left Bali safely by land.
Society
24 Vietnamese stranded on Indonesia’s Bali
Twenty four Vietnamese, mostly tourists, remain stranded on the Indonesian island of Bali as volcanic ash from Mount Agung prompted the closure of Ngurah Rai International Airport, the island’s main airport.
World
Indonesia arrests five IS-linked suspects
Five Indonesians have been arrested by Bali police after returning from Turkey for allegedly trying to join the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.
ASEAN
Indonesia suspends ground-handling permit of AirAsia, Lion Air
Lion Air and AirAsia, two Indonesian low-cost carriers, will have to halt operations of their ground services at some airports due to recent passenger mismanagement.
World
Volcanic ash forces Indonesian airport closure, seven killed in Filipi
Indonesia ordered a temporary closure of Ngurah Rai International Airport on the Bali resort island on August 6 as ash drifting from Mount Raung on the country’s main Java Island.
World
Indonesia shuts down three airports over Raung’s volcanic ash
Ash spewing from Mount Raung in East Java, Indonesia has closed three
airports, stranding tourists in the country during the peak holiday
season, announced the National Agency for Disaster Management on July
22.
Politics
President arrives in Bali for APEC meeting
President Truong Tan Sang arrived in Bali, Indonesia on late afternoon October 6 for the
21st Economic Leaders’ Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC 21) forum.
