A 227-kg bomb left from the war time was safely defused in a residential area in Bo Trach district, the central province of Quang Binh, the province’s military command said on March 2.

Vietnam spent a total of VND12.6 trillion (US$545 million) on bomb and mine detection and clearance during the 2010-2020 period, the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemicals revealed at its conference in Hanoi on January 8.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to start work on the first detail of the Long Thanh International Airport project in the southern province of Dong Nai on January 5.

Vietnamese women’s special role in the settlement of post-war bomb and mine consequences has been highlighted at a photo exhibition held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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.