BEIJING -- At the request of the Vanuatu government, China has sent four experts to assist with post-earthquake response in ...

Nearly 1pm on December 17, 2024, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu killed ...

A Chinese expert takes pictures of damages inside a building in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Jan. 1, 2025. At the request of the Vanuatu government, China has sent four experts to assist with post ...

BEIJING -- At the request of the Vanuatu government, China has sent four experts to assist with post-earthquake response ... Administration arrived in Port Vila, capital of Vanuatu, on Monday ...

But as the country begins its post-disaster recovery, early building assessments show earthquake damage has made some of Port Vila's CBD buildings too unsafe to occupy. Vanuatu's caretaker ...

Pacific Island country was hit by 7.4 magnitude earthquake on 17 December. New Delhi has offered aid for rehabilitation as ...

It's unclear when Port Vila's CBD, usually buzzing with holiday activity, will reopen to the public more than two weeks after ...

Still reeling from aftershocks, campaigning has begun for a very challenging election in Vanuatu after many polling booths ...

The Pacific's tourism bodies say cruising looks different since the industry's post-pandemic comeback — and outer islands could be among the winners.