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The Public Works Ministry launched six new earthquake zone maps to support the development of earthquake-resilient infrastructure. “We are doing this in response to the greater frequency of earthquake in recent years. We realized that buildings and infrastructure should be resilient to earthquake to reduce the number of fatalities “, Ministry head of research and development Sumaryanto Widiyatin said.

HA NOI — The nation will publish remote sensing data in various media, including the internet, upon the approval of a draft regulation on remote sensing data management being reviewed by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

The data includes satellite photos, said Le Minh Son, deputy director of the Remote Sensing Centre under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. "From the photographs, we can create maps and diagrams which can be used in geological and mineral research," said Son.

The data could also be used for development plans, research, national security and disaster relief plans, he said.