Vietnam, as one of the countries most affected by bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from wartime, always strongly supports efforts at national, regional and international levels to solve consequences, ensure people’s lives and boost socio-economic development at contaminated areas.

VOV.VN - Local engineering forces from Hanoi’s Military High Command safely removed an unexploded bomb weighing 340 kg on November 29 from Cua Bac street in Hanoi.

An unexploded bomb weighing about 340kg was found at a construction site on Cua Bac street in downtown Hanoi on November 28.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has sent a message to a UN General Assembly High-level Meeting, calling for complete nuclear disarmament globally.

The central province of Quang Tri has to date received over US$100 million from international donors to help its post-war bomb and mine clearance efforts.

VOV.VN - Vietnam strongly condemned terrorist bomb attacks in Jolo town, Sulu Province, southern Philippines on August 24, killing at least 15 and injuring dozens, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

The 6th-tenure People’s Council of the central province of Khanh Hoa has adopted a resolution approving a project to remove bombs, mines and other explosives left by war in the province, to be carried out from 2021-2025.

The Military High Command of the central province of Quang Binh, in coordination with the Mines Advisory Group project, has successfully disposed of a major bomb found in the Gianh river in the province, according to the command.