INDONESIA AIMS TO ATTRACT MORE VIETNAMESE TOURISTS by Fardah

Jakarta, April 2, 2018 (Antara) - Indonesia is optimistic of attracting at least 74 thousand Vietnamese tourists in 2018, or up from 67 thousand in 2017.

         This sense of optimism grew after the country participated in the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2018 held at the Hanoi International Center for Exhibition, Hanoi, Mar 29 until Apr 1.

         Indonesia has sent seven travel bureaus from Bali and Yogyakarta to participate in the VITM, as Bali and Yogyakarta have become the most popular Indonesian tourist destinations for Vietnamese.

         Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam had visited the Indonesian pavilion following the opening of the Travel Mart on Mar 29.

         Accompanied by Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi, the Vietnamese deputy prime minister held a discussion regarding the booth called "Wonderful Indonesia" that displayed the replica of a traditional Phinisi boat, complete with its screen painted in the national flag colors of red and white.

         Indonesia's pavilion won the Most Impressive Booth award from the VITM 2018 organizing committee.

         The booth was designed on the business-to-customer and business-to-business concepts, so participants could directly sell tourism packages to customers or forge cooperation with other participating industries.

         The Indonesian pavilion also provided tourism information and had a coffee and refreshments corner, batik corner, virtual reality video 360, games, and gift redemption center.

         "Vietnam is one of the countries with a recorded growth of over six percent, while its middle class is increasing," Ambassador Hadi noted.

INDONESIA, VIETNAM TO STEP UP COOPERATION TO DOUBLE TRADE TARGET by Fardah

Jakarta, Feb 17, 2016 (Antara) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung have agreed to step up bilateral economic cooperation in order to realize the trade target of US$10 billion by 2018, almost doubling it from the 2015 level of US$5.3 billion.

         "In the field of trade and investment, we hope the two countries will step up cooperation to realize the trade target of US$10 billion by 2018," Jokowi said after the bilateral meeting with Nguyen Tan Dung. The meeting came on the sidelines of the US-ASEAN Summit in California on Feb. 15, 2016.     
    Indonesia ranks at number 29 in Vietnam's list of foreign investors, below Malaysia, Japan and South Korea.

         Prime Minister Nuyen Tan Dung told Jokowi that Vietnamese investors were interested in the fields of agriculture, oil and gas in Indonesia.  

INDONESIA, VIETNAM PLEDGE TO ENHANCE TRADE, INVESTMENT COOPERATION by Fardah

Jakarta, Nov 26, 2015 (Antara) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung have committed to nearly double bilateral trade turnover to US$10 billion by 2018, from some US$6 billion currently.

        The two leaders agreed to enhance relations between both nations, particularly in the fields of trade and investment, during a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 22, 2015.

       "Indonesia's investment in Vietnam is also growing rapidly to reach almost US$500 million. We hope the Vietnamese government would pay attention," President Jokowi affirmed.

         According to Ari Dwipayana of Jokowi's presidential communications team, the president has also offered Indonesia's strategic products to Vietnam, and the offer was welcomed by Prime Minister Nguyen.

        Both Jokowi and Nguyen have also agreed to expedite negotiations on the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) between the two countries.

INDONESIA, VIETNAM VOW TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL ECONOMIC TIES by Fardah

    Jakarta, June 28, 2013 (Antara)  - Indonesia and Vietnam have used the state visit of President Truong Tan Sang to Jakarta on June 27 and 28 as a momentum to reaffirm the two countries' commitment to strengthen the bilateral relations in trade and investment particularly.    
   The visit of President Truong Tan Sang, who was accompanied by First Lady Mai Tinh Hanh and a high-level delegation, was aimed at strengthening friendship and comprehensive cooperation with  Indonesia - an important partner within the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in the Southeast Asian region in general.