The central province of Quang Tri has taken bold steps to live safely with bombs and mines left over from wars by 2025.

Vietnam strongly condemned the bombing in Kerman city in Southeastern Iran on January 3, which claimed hundreds of lives and injuries, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has said.

VOV.VN - Local residents in central Quang Tri province have over the past few days discovered three wartime bombs weighing hundreds of kilograms each near residential areas.

The Military Command in the central province of Quang Tri, in collaboration with the Golden West Organisation of the US, on November 21 defused two war-time bombs in Huong Lap commune, Huong Hoa mountainous district.

VOV.VN - Military engineers on October 4 successfully deactivated a 337kg wartime bomb described as extremely dangerous in central Quang Binh province.

VOV.VN - The Dien Bien Phu City Military Command in the northern border province of Dien Bien has safely detonated a bomb weighing 360 kg which had been leftover from previous conflicts.

The historical meaning of the victory in countering the US’s naval blockade using torpedoes, mines and magnetic bombs in the north 50 years ago (June 27, 1973-2023) and lessons from the victory were spotlighted at a conference held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on June 26.

VOV.VN - A bomb weighing nearly 225 kilos dating back to the American War has been discovered in the Lam river in the central province of Nghe An.

Vietnam commits to joining actions in addressing consequences of bombs and mines left over from the war, according to Maj. Gen. Tran Trung Hoa, Director General of the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC).

As one of countries most affected by unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war, Vietnam has paid special attention to the clearance of bombs and mines in order to free land to serve socio-economic development and at the same time promote activities to support and help UXO victims.