As dawn broke, at Hue City Martyrs’ Cemetery, the team collecting samples from unidentified martyrs’ remains began another working day. Amid the neatly arranged rows of graves, officers and soldiers of the city’s armed forces, together with coordinating personnel, quickly took their positions. Some checked the lists, others prepared equipment, while others reviewed the lot numbers and grave-row numbers. The atmosphere was urgent but orderly. Everyone focused on their assigned tasks.

These comprise two aid packages worth USD 15,577,614, equivalent to more than VND 395 billion, from Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), and one aid package worth USD 22,417,881, equivalent to more than VND 581 billion, from the Mines Advisory Group (MAG). The projects will support Quang Tri Province’s Action Programme on Addressing the Post-War Consequences of Bombs, Mines and Explosive Remnants of War, with the goal of making Quang Tri a safe province by 2035.

After the launch of the 500-Day-and-Night Campaign to intensify the search for, recovery of, and identification of martyrs’ remains, as of August 22, the forces involved had recovered 1,863 sets of martyrs’ remains. Of these, 839 were found in Vietnam, 174 in Laos, and 850 in Cambodia.

A year ago, a young café owner in An Giang unexpectedly won VND 50 million from a promotional campaign. The story is still talked about whenever people tear off labels and enter their codes after enjoying a refreshing drink.