September 3, 2009
At least 42 people have been killed, 40 others have gone missing and more than 400 others were wounded after a 7.3 magnitude quake hit West Java of Indonesia on Wednesday. Residents take shelter outside their damaged houses in the West Java town of Sukabumi on Sept. 2, 2009. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit West Java [...]
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August 16, 2009
LookAtVietnam – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck West Sumatra of Sumatra Island in Indonesia on Sunday, injuring seven people and destroying scores of buildings. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck West Sumatra of Sumatra Island in Indonesia on Sunday, injuring seven people and destroying scores of buildings, Meteorology and Geophysics [...]
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July 2, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Hearing a radio forecast about a new storm forming in the East Sea, Nguyen Thi Tuong hurriedly places some food in a high part of the house. Women play a significant role in disaster preparedness by working on a flood control dyke in the central province of Quang Tri’s Hai Lang district.“We were [...]
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May 27, 2009
Rescuers continued efforts to search for the people missing in Monday’s Cyclone Aila after it slammed into Bangladesh’s southern coastal region and claimed at least 91 lives. Flood-affected people move to safer places after receiving relief supplies on the outskirts of Siliguri in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, May 26, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Officials [...]
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May 8, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Tropical storm Chan Hom turned away from Vietnamese waters toward the Philippines over Wednesday night, but the government has asked relevant agencies to stay on alert for the storm season.Chan Hom moved further away from Vietnam’s mainland to the East Sea on Tuesday night, according to the Central Hydrometeorology Forecast Center, after threatening [...]
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May 8, 2009
Tropical storm Chan Hom turned away from Vietnamese waters toward the Philippines over Wednesday night, but the government has asked relevant agencies to stay on alert for the storm season. Chan Hom moved further away from Vietnamâs mainland to the East Sea on Tuesday night, according to the Central Hydrometeorology Forecast Center, after threatening the [...]
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April 25, 2009
Secret Ho Chi Minh Trail archives get first showing; Medical workers discuss nutrition; 18 tonnes of poisonous puffer fish confiscated; Anti-lightning system installed in Hue; Regional Red Cross Societies meet; Kien Giang catches 10kg loc fish The National Archive Centre II opened a document showroom on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The display relates the [...]
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