Agent Orange: Bringing the tragic legacy of the Vietnam War to an end
The United States has fully lifted its decades-old ban on weapons sales to Vietnam, President Barack Obama announced on Monday during a landmark visit to Hanoi. But other remnants of the war are not so easy to mitigate. A dirt path leads to the House of Solace for Victims of Agent Orange, just a few miles outside Danang, a rapidly growing metropolis with skyscrapers and sandy beaches on the coast of central Vietnam. The newly built House of Solace, privately funded by a Singaporean businessman, looks like a spacious hospital ward with a dozen beds, one for each child.
A police officer fines a man for not wearing mask in a public place in Vũng Tàu City, the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu on May 3, 2021 morning. VNA/VNS
HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and many provinces have imposed strong measures to curb the spread of the fatal coronavirus following orders from the Prime Minister.
From 5pm on Monday, Hanoi temporarily closed relics, religious sites and street-side restaurants and drinks stalls until further notice from the municipal People s Committee.
Indoor restaurants must ensure a minimum distance of one metre between customers or have a shield between seats. They should also encourage takeaway sales.
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An aircraft wheel is repaired in this illustration. Photo: Tuan Phung / Tuoi Tre
A broken brake hose on a Vietnam Airlines plane is the latest causality in a series of incidents involving collisions between birds and aircraft in Vietnam.
Mechanics found that the brake hose of Vietnam Airlines’ A321 plane was damaged as it landed in north-central Thanh Hoa Province at 11:11 am on Wednesday morning, following its departiure from Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.
They also found a bird’s body stuck to the rear of the plane.
The incident caused a delay of nearly four hours for the return flight from Thanh Hoa to Da Lat since Vietnam Airlines scrambled to find a substitute plane.
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Undergoing years of wars sabotaging its socioeconomic development efforts, and witnessing hundreds of thousands of people injured by landmines and bombs left from the wars, Vietnam is doing its best to support the United Nations Security Council in addressing such a big challenge and maintaining peace.
Although the war ended in 1975, the discovery of bombs, mines, and UXOs is still dragging on
It has been 12 years since farmer Dao Thi Lua from the central province of Quang Triâs Hai Lang district lost her three children.
âI lost everything, and a big scar in my heart remains and the wound will never heal,â said Lua, 63, who still lives in a shabby house together with an ailing 67-year-old husband.