VOV.VN - Approximately 1,000 mine clearance workers have temporarily stopped their operations in Quang Tri province, a former war-torn land in central Vietnam, following the suspension of most foreign aid by US President Donald Trump.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam of Vietnam expressed concern over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and called for an end to hostilities, the restoration of peace, and the protection of security and safety of civilians and essential infrastructure in the country, during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York on September 24.

VOV.VN - After two consecutive deadly explosions in Quy Hop district in the central province of Nghe An, bomb and mine clearance work has been deployed as part of efforts to search for the explosives.

Efforts to settle the consequences of bombs and mines in 2024 will continue focusing on clearing bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war and supporting victims, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

The central province of Quang Tri has the highest rate of mine and bomb pollution in Vietnam with 81% of the province’s total land area littered with dangerous ordnance of this kind.

VOV.VN - The bomb and mine clearance team of PeaceTrees Vietnam (PTVN) announced on October 4 that it had successfully handled two war-time bombs detected in the central province of Quang Tri.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of National Defence to work closely with ministries, agencies and localities to review the enforcement of legal regulations related to post-war bomb and mine clearance.

The central province of Quang Tri has cleared over 275 million sq.m of land contaminated with bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war since 1995.

Ambassador Bonnie Denise Jenkins, US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, paid a working trip to the central province of Quang Tri on September 9 to learn about its post-war recovery.

PeaceTrees Vietnam (PTVN)’s bomb and mine clearance team announced on August 15 that it had successfully handled a vault containing 144 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the central province of Quang Tri.