Keyword: "natural disasters"

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Residents stand in front of their houses damaged by the earthquake in Cibeureum village, Cianjur district, West Java in 2022. (Photo: Antara)

Indonesia to develop disaster resilient infrastructure

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.

Director of the Department of Dike Management and Disaster Prevention Pham Duc Luan speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Japan discuss new approaches to reduce natural disaster risks

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.

Authorities clear fallen trees on a road in Quang Ninh province after Typhoon Yagi in early September. (Photo: VNA)

Global experts share experiences in disaster insurance

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.

VNA Deputy General Director Nguyen Thi Su (centre) at the 6th World Media Summit (WMS). (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam News Agency attends 6th World Media Summit in China

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.

Kon Plong district the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam hit by 36 earthquakes in September

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.

273 reported dead, missing, or injured due to storms and floods

273 reported dead, missing, or injured due to storms and floods

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).