A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's West Java province on September 18, leaving one dead and at least 82 others injured.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam's mission to the UN, represented Vietnam to attend the virtual Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held on October 9 under the chair of Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov.

A volcano erupted near Indonesia's third-biggest city of Bandung on July 26, sending ash several hundred metres into the air and triggering warnings for people to stay away.

A Vietnam Tourism Roadshow was held in Bandung, Indonesia on September 26 with the aim to promote the image of Vietnam to Indonesians.

The Singapore International Foundation (SIF) and Ho Chi Minh City’s General Sciences Library jointly launched the second phase of the Words of Wheel (WoW) project on March 29, aiming to benefit 7,000 students in primary and secondary schools in the city.

The Indonesian government has issued an official order to ban the use of low octane fuel in major cities of Jakarta, Bandung and Palembang during the upcoming 18th Asian Games (ASIAD-18).

Indonesia’s police on August 15 arrested five Islamic militants in Bandung, West Java province, and seized chemicals that they confessed were being used to make bombs for attacks on the Presidential Palace later this month.

Indonesian police on May 26 arrested three people suspected being linked to the suicide bombings that killed at least three police in a Jakarta bus terminal.