
Vietnamese in France raise funds for victims of natural disasters back home
Six Vietnamese restaurants in France have organised charity food stands at Thanh Binh Jeune supermarket to raise funds for victims of natural disasters in the homeland.
Six Vietnamese restaurants in France have organised charity food stands at Thanh Binh Jeune supermarket to raise funds for victims of natural disasters in the homeland.
Indonesia will build adaptive and resilient infrastructure to protect itself from the impact of natural disasters like earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruption, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono has announced.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) of Indonesia has announced that the government built thousands of houses for disaster victims in several regions last year.
The Thai Government has announced plans to establish a national disaster management centre to tackle emergencies and support disaster-hit areas.
Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reported on national socio-economic development this year and solutions to accelerate the development in 2025 at a national conference held on December 1.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on November 28 organised the 12th Vietnam-Japan disaster management cooperation dialogue, discussing new approaches to flood reduction using risk information.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for accelerated efforts to eliminate temporary and dilapidated housing nationwide, prioritising families of national contributors, impoverished households, and those affected by natural disasters.
At a workshop co-hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance’s National Institute for Finance in Hanoi on November 14, global experts shared invaluable experience in developing financial and insurance strategies, aimed at fortifying Vietnam's resilience to natural disasters.
A delegation of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) led by Deputy General Director Nguyen Thi Su attended the 6th World Media Summit (WMS), which opened on October 14 in Urumqi, the capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
A ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on October 10 to receive donations from Cambodian organisations and individuals to support Vietnamese people severely impacted by recent natural disasters.
Up to 36 earthquakes with magnitudes between 2.5 and 4.0 were recorded in September, mainly in Kon Plong district the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, according to Institute of Geophysics under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
An economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has emphasised the need to strengthen the resilience of the Vietnamese economy against natural disasters given the devastating consequences of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest to hit Vietnam in decades, and its aftermath.
Localities are investing efforts in reviving agricultural production after Typhoon Yagi, but it will take more time and resources for some severely affected sectors to fully recover.
Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa and Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith recently held phone talks, stressing stronger cooperation to improve their countries’ capacities in mitigating impacts of natural disasters.
The Vietnamese community in Russia has raised over 2 billion VND (81,433 USD) to support people suffering damage due to Typhoon Yagi and consequent flooding in the home country during just one week after launching a donation campaign.
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) on September 11 announced that it has resumed electricity supply to more than 4.8 million customers out of over 5.9 million clients who have suffered from power outage due to Typhoon Yagi.
According to the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), preliminary damage reports from localities as of 6 a.m. on September 9 indicate that 26 people have died or gone missing (an increase of 7 since the September 7 report) due to the impact of Super typhoon Yagi. The disaster also caused injuries to 247 people (61 more than reported on September 7).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued an official dispatch on August 4, demanding proactive moves to prevent, control, and address natural disaster consequences in the coming time.
Localities have been urged to stay ready themselves for any incoming storms, checking out drainage systems for obstructions and clearing water channels to reduce the possibility of urban flooding.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 13 urged efforts to deal with the consequences of a landslide in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang which left 11 people aboard a mini bus dead.