As the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is celebrated on April 4, the central province of Quang Tri has been stepping up efforts to realise its “safe province” model after three decades of cooperation with international partners in addressing post-war explosive remnants.
A workshop on gender integration in Vietnam’s post-war mine action activities was held in Hanoi on March 30, as part of a project aimed at enhancing women’s participation in peace and security efforts, funded by the Canadian Department of National Defence.
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for accelerated efforts to remediate land contaminated by bombs and mines left from past wars, aiming to complete cleanup nationwide by 2045.
VOV.VN - The Korea Overseas Resources & Energy Industry Association (K-RESOURCES) on December 2 announced that it had held the inaugural meeting of the “Vietnam Mining Investment Consultative Mechanism” in Seoul.
VOV.VN - A gas-related incident occurred at a coal mine in northern Quang Ninh province on September 28, leaving three dead and two injured.
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.
Guangxi, one of China’s largest aluminium industry hubs, is seeking to establish cooperation with Vietnam’s Cao Bang province in aluminium mining and processing.
Efforts to address the consequences of unexploded ordnance (UXO) not only tackle the remnants of war but also pave the way for the revival of once-devastated land areas.
Senior executives from the Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) reported on the progress of a major potash mining and processing project in Khammouane province to Lao Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Vientiane on May 27.
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Department of Geology and Minerals has discovered 12 gold mines in the Central -Central Region, with estimated reserves of over 10 tonnes of gold and nearly 16.5 tonnes of silver.