The Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA) and the authorities of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the management of local clean water.

Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has said that it ensured sufficient relief aid logistics for handling floods inundating many areas of South Sumatra province.

Indonesian authorities said on October 22 that at least 11 people were killed after a landslide occurred in a coal mine in South Sumatra, central Indonesia, a day earlier.

As many as 39,277 residents in Riau province in Sumatra Island, Indonesia, have suffered from respiratory problems due to the escalating smoke haze caused by forest fires, according to head of the provincial Health Office Mimi Nazir.

Indonesian President JokoWidodo on December 23 ordered all relevant government agencies to immediately take emergency response steps, find victims and care for the injured following the December 22 tsunami.

The Vietnam national tennis team will fly to Indonesia on August 16 to compete at the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 18).

Indonesia’s South Sumatra province is planning a number of infrastructure projects to improve its competitiveness and prepare for the ASEAN Economic Community, which will take shape at 2015's end.