A project to build a second branch of a double tunnel at An Suong intersection in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 12 has been suspended because affected households have refused to move and accept the compensation amount.
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded at North Maluku province in the eastern region of Indonesia in the morning of February 20.
The People’s Committee of northeastern Quang Ninh province wants to build an undersea tunnel at Cua Luc Bay and it has submitted a report to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc for approval.
Ten more tsunami warning stations will be installed in the western and eastern coastal areas of Indonesia’s Bali resort island.
An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude on the Richter jolted 129km north west of Kota Ternate, Indonesia on February 7, the United States (US) Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Philippine government officials and employees will no longer be allowed to travel abroad during disasters and emergencies such as typhoons from 2019, according to the Philippine Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off East Nusa Tenggara province in central Indonesia at January 22 noon.
The Indonesian Government will double its disaster response budget to 15 trillion rupiah (1.06 billion USD) in 2019 after a series of major natural disasters devastated three regions of the vast archipelago last year.
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the Philippines’ southern province of Zamboanga del Norte on January 7.
New Zealand Deputy Prime and Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced that his country contributed 1 million USD to the International Federation of the Red Cross Emergency Appeal to help Indonesia’s recovery efforts following the recent devastating tsunami.
Indonesia's tsunami which occurred on December 22 has raised fears that another deadly wave could wipe out the few dozen Javan rhinos still living in the wild, conservation authorities said on December 28.
Indonesian authorities ordered massive evacuations on December 28 in residential areas from the coast along Sunda Strait following a warning of a possible second tsunami triggered by the eruption of Anak Krakatau volcano.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Papua Barat, eastern Indonesia in the morning of December 28, but no tsunami warning was issued.
2018 is a turbulent year in world events, full of ups and downs. Below are the top 10 world events of 2018 selected by the Vietnam News Agency.
Thousands of villagers who fled their homes when a tsunami struck Anyer beach, Indonesia’s Banten province on December 22 have returned home to repair houses and stabilise life.
Indonesian rescuers on December 25 used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a tsunami that killed at least 373 people and injured more than 1,400 others.
Death toll from tsunami in areas surrounding the Sunda Strait of Indonesia rose to at least 373 people, according to Indonesian authorities on December 24.
