Clearance of UXOs in Vietnam reviewed

Clearance of UXOs in Vietnam reviewed

(VOVworld) – A press conference was held in Hanoi on Tuesday to review efforts to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Vietnam on the eve of International Day of Mine Awareness and...
Completely decontaminating 3 airports in Vietnam

Completely decontaminating 3 airports in Vietnam

(VOVworld)- The Vietnamese government has approved a National Action Plan to 2016 and Orientation to 2030 to deal with toxic chemicals used by the US during the war in Vietnam. The Ministry of National...
Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue meets US Ambassador

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue meets US Ambassador

(VOVworld)- Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue expressed his hope that Vietnam – US ties will continue to grow strongly during the tenure of the new President, during a meeting on...
Vietnam, US enhance humanitarian cooperation

Vietnam, US enhance humanitarian cooperation

(VOVworld) - Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Don Tuan Phong has suggested US activists call on the US Government to pay more heed to decontaminating “environmental hot spots” in Vietnam and supporting local...
Dealing with AO/dioxin effects in Vietnam

Dealing with AO/dioxin effects in Vietnam

(VOVworld) – The American army’s chemical warfare in Vietnam severely damaged Vietnam’s ecology. 4.8 million Vietnamese have been exposed Agent Orange/ Dioxin of whom 3 million are directly affected by...
Vietnam-US Joint Statement

Vietnam-US Joint Statement

(VOVworld) - At the invitation of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang, President of the United States of America Barack Obama paid an historic visit to Vietnam to celebrate the...
Vietnam, US relations progress well

Vietnam, US relations progress well

(VOVworld) – Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh has said that Vietnam-US relations have progressed well. He said this at a reception for US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and...
Dioxin-contaminated Da Nang soil treated

Dioxin-contaminated Da Nang soil treated

(VOVworld) - US Ambassador Ted Osius and Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of National Defense, announced on Tuesday the successful treatment of dioxin-contaminated soil at Da Nang...
Vietnam responds to 2016 Earth Day

Vietnam responds to 2016 Earth Day

(VOVworld) – Vietnam marked the 2016 Earth Day in Hanoi on April 22. Themed “Clean water, strong economy”, the annual event aims to boost the involvement of the community in controlling...
Vietnam’s mine action programs

Vietnam’s mine action programs

(VOVworld)- Vietnam is one of the countries most contaminated with landmines and the one that has suffered the most serious consequences. More than 40,000 people have been killed and 60...
Japan lifts evacuation of Fukushima town

Japan lifts evacuation of Fukushima town

(VOVworld) - The Japanese government on Saturday lifted an evacuation order for the small town of Naraha, which was imposed since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Fukushima prefecture. The town...