A conference reviewing 10 years of implementing the Directive of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership in dealing with the consequences of toxic chemicals used by the US during the war in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on December 10 by the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA).

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held its annual conference with international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on March 28 to review their activities in 2024 and discuss ways to enhance future cooperation.

VOV.VN - More than 5,000 people took part in a walk in Ho Chi Minh City on August 4 to show their support for Agent Orange/dioxin victims in the lead up to National Day for Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin Victims (August 10).

President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose on August 23 paid a working visit to the central province of Quang Tri, which is running a kindergarten education project funded by the Belgian Government.

VOV.VN - A painting exhibition highlighting the lingering effects of Agent Orange on people by famous painter David Thomas of the United States and the Boston Printmakers is scheduled to take place from April 17 to 21 at the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum.

Participants in a May 8 roundtable talk affirmed the resolve to continue the fight for justice for Agent Orange (AO)/ dioxin victims of Vietnam regardless of the court’s rulings.