The eruption of Mount Ili Lewotolok in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province forced more than 4,400 people to flee on November 30, said the country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 500-million-USD policy-based loan to allow the Philippines to quickly access emergency financing in the event of disasters triggered by natural hazards or public health emergencies.
More than 70 foreign importers participated in an international business matching webinar on August 13 in order to seek suitable partnerships with local traders in the trading of longan.
Located 30km from Sa Ky fishing port in Quang Ngai province, Ly Son island has been emerged as an attractive tourist destination in recent years thanks to its pristine beaches.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on July 6 raised the alert level for Bulusan volcano to 1, saying the volcano located in the southeast of Manila "is currently in an abnormal condition."
Close to 2,000 runners from across Vietnam took part in the 61st Tien Phong Newspaper Marathon, the country’s oldest annual marathon, on Ly Son island in the central province of Quang Ngai on July 5.
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupted again on June 21, spewing a column of ash by up to 6 km high, forcing local authorities to issue the highest level of flight alert.
Over the last 95 years, Vietnam’s revolutionary journalism, founded and led by President Ho Chi Minh, has always followed the valiant struggles of the Party and people for national independence and for socialism.
The Philippine economy is projected to contract 1.9 percent this year due to the economic fallout triggered by natural disasters and COVID-19, the World Bank said in an updated report released on June 9.
Mount Merapi, the most active volcano in Indonesia, erupted again on April 10, spewing a column of ashes by up to 3 km high, according to the Indonesian Volcanology Agency.
Mount Merapi, the most active volcano in Indonesia, erupted on March 27, spewing a column of ash of up to 5km high, forcing local authorities to issue a flight warning.
The eruption of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus all over the world has made severe impacts on socio-economic development. In particular, transport enterprises are suffering from sizeable losses.
Indonesia had to close Adi Soemarmo International Airport in Central Java on March 3 following the eruption of Mount Merapi, a local official has said.
The crew members on the flight to take home 30 Vietnamese citizens from the epicentre of the nCoV outbreak in Wuhan were proud to have completed their assigned tasks and mission.
Philippine authorities on January 20 ordered a crackdown on visits to the danger zone around Taal volcano as scientists warned it could be "recharging" for a more powerful explosion.
Taal volcano, 90 kilometres to the south of the Philippines capital Manila, could spew lava and ash for weeks, local authorities have warned, affecting thousands of peoplewho have already fled their homes.
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