A memorial and burial ceremony was held on December 31 at Tong Khao Martyrs’ Cemetery in Thanh Nua commune, the northern province of Dien Bien, for the remains of 10 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.

VOV.VN - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has officially listed Vietnam’s wartime film Red Rain as eligible for consideration in the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.

VOV.VN - An unexploded bomb weighing nearly 200kg was found on the bank of the Ngan Sau River in the central province of Ha Tinh on October 13.

VOV.VN - Authorities in Dong Cuong commune, northern Lao Cai province, working with functional forces, have safely disposed of a large unexploded bomb weighing nearly 300 kilograms and measuring about 1.2 meters in length.

Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to enhance coordination, step up communications, and encourage people to provide information to improve the effectiveness of the repatriation of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Cambodia during wartime.

VOV.VN - Mines Advisory Group (MAG), an international humanitarian organisation specialising in explosive ordnance disposal, reported on September 24 the successful discovery and safe removal of a 240kg unexploded bomb in central Quang Tri province, Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Experts from the PeaceTrees Vietnam Project, in coordination with the Quang Tri Provincial Military Command, on July 30 carried out the disposal of a wartime bomb weighing over 200kg at the construction site of the new Terminal T2 of Dong Hoi airport.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged Quang Tri, which was hard hit during wartime, to continue upholding the glorious revolutionary tradition, and considering it a driving force for breakthrough and strong development, while working with the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board on July 27.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Washington D.C. has held a ceremony to receive wartime memorabilia from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the US.

The Military Command of the northern province of Hoa Binh, on May 27, safely removed and detonated 244 unexploded bombs, mines, and other ordnance left over from wartime.