VOV.VN - An earthquake of magnitude 4 on the Richter scale hit My Duc district of Hanoi capital early on March 25 morning, according to the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center under the Institute of Geophysics said that on the morning of February 7 five consecutive earthquakes measuring 3.3 to four on the Richter scale struck Kon Plong District in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

Vietnamese organisations and individuals in the Kansai region have donated JPY600,000 (over US$4,000) to help residents in earthquake-hit Suzu and Wajima cities, Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka on January 15 handed over thousands of essential supplies to authorities of Higashiosaka city so as to deliver relief goods to people affected by a recent earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan has officially confirmed that all Vietnamese apprentices in the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa remain safe following the earthquake on January 1.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on January 6 held an online meeting with Vietnamese associations to discuss coordination to support Vietnamese people affected by the earthquake that hit central Japan recently.

The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs announced on January 4 that it has sent a document urging businesses which had dispatched workers and apprentices to the Japanese prefectures of Ishikawa (especially the Noto Peninsula), Toyama, Niigata, and Fukui to promptly take protective measures for them in earthquake-affected areas.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on January 4 sent a working delegation, led by Minister Nguyen Duc Minh, to Ishikawa prefecture, which was hardest hit by the earthquake that occurred on January 1 to assess the situation and provide assistance for Vietnamese citizens facing difficulties there.

The Public Interest Foundation International Manpower Development Organization (IM Japan) has affirmed the safety of all Vietnamese interns under its management who are working in Toyama, Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures that were hit by the massive earthquake on January 1.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 2 sent a message of sympathy to his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio over huge losses in human lives and property caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Ishikawa prefecture and adjacent areas in central Japan on January 1.