Vietnam Promote Victim Assistance for UXO Survivors and Persons with Disabilities
08:22 | 03/12/2021
Vietnam prioritises protecting rights of bomb and mine victims, said a Vietnamese official
Making Land Safe For Generations To Come
08:02 | 25/11/2021
NPA/RENEW just handed over nearly four million square meters of land cleared of explosives to the people of Quang Tri province.
Two Huge War-time Bombs in Quang Tri Safely Handled
11:34 | 11/11/2021
Two huge bomb disposal team of PeaceTrees Vietnam have safely transported in the central province of Quang Tri, the unit announced.
Norwegian Aid Helps Eliminate Landmine Impact in Vietnam
10:08 | 31/10/2021
Norwegian People's Aid Vietnam will continue to help the country improve its capacity in clearing the explosive remnants of war.
Quang Tri: Risk education reduces danger of explosive ordnance
08:28 | 11/07/2021
Explosive ordnance disposal teams are still working amidst the Covid-19 pandemic which hasn’t not yet been totally contained.
Vietnam, US to further cooperate in war legacy relief
07:34 | 03/07/2021
Vietnam-US cooperataion in dealing with war consequences has contributed to promoting solidarity and mutual trust between the two countries,
350-kg wartime bomb found near North-South rail line in Quang Binh
12:16 | 06/06/2021
The huge M117 bomb found near the rail line was removed on June 5
2 huge bombs safely handled in Quang Tri
09:34 | 28/05/2021
Two bombs left from wartime that was found in the central province of Quang Tri have been successfully handled.
Foreign-funded projects help Vietnam deal with unexploded ordnance
11:27 | 26/05/2021
The cleanup of wartime debris will likely continue for years.
Quang Tri safely handles 250-kg wartime bomb
06:46 | 21/05/2021
A huge bomb was successfully deactivated and removed from the Thach Han river of Quang Tri province.
A large number of UXOs found in Quang Tri
08:24 | 10/04/2021
Nearly 500 explosives were safely destroyed on April 9 by a Norwegian People’s Aid/Project RENEW explosive ordnance disposal team at NPA/RENEW’s central demolition site in Trieu Trach Commune of the central province of Quang Tri.
Quang Tri determined to be the first province to be mine safe by 2025
17:24 | 05/04/2021
The central province of Quang Tri used to be the most polluted province in the country with 81.36% of the contaminated land. Now, it i is striving to, by 2025, become the first province in Vietnam to be safe from unexploded ordnances (UXO) left over by the war.
International Mine Awareness Day Commemoration marked in Quang Tri
14:46 | 04/04/2021
Quang Tri provincial authorities, and international mine action organizations including Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), Mines Advisory Group (MAG), PeaceTrees Vietnam (PTVN), Project RENEW and Gio Linh District Youth Union, on April 3 hosted a public gathering to mark the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (April 4).
Safely remove a MK 82 aircraft bomb in Quang Binh
08:39 | 26/03/2021
An 500 lb MK 82 aircraft bomb has been found in Sao Sa village, Bo Trach Commune, Quang Binh Province.
PeaceTrees continues UXO-clearing efforts in Vietnam
23:31 | 05/03/2021
Two cluster bombs were safely destroyed by PeaceTrees Vietnam at Trang - Pa Tuong village, Huong Viet commune (Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province).
Project RENEW/NPA’s team destroys explosive ordnance cache in Quang Tri
17:01 | 29/01/2021
Technical survey teams of Project RENEW/Norwegian People's Aid (RENEW/NPA) located a cache of explosive ordnance in Ha Loi Trung village, Gio Linh commune, Gio Linh district, Quang Tri province on January 28, while they were working to define contaminated land that will be targeted for full clearance.
MAG defuses 150 pieces of UXO in Quang Tri
11:28 | 14/12/2020
The UK’s Mines Advisory Group (MAG) Vietnam started operations in the Quang Tri province in 1999. And is working to rid the province, and the country, of unexploded ordnance (UXO).
Mapping risk of UXO at A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province
10:20 | 09/11/2020
Following over a year's work, the project has completed 17 Technical Survey (TS) tasks, with over 9 million square meters surveyed, resulted in 10 Confirmed Hazardous Areas (CHAs), and over 16 million square meters defined as CHA.
Quang Tri: Explosive ordnance exposed after recent torrential rains
09:03 | 30/10/2020
Mobile Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of Project RENEW/Norwegian People's Aid (RENEW/NPA) has resumed normal survey and clearance operations in Quang Tri Province, following a two-week suspension due to the impact of the historic flooding in central Vietnam. On October 27, four Explosive Ordnance callouts were received from local residents in Gio Son and Phong Binh communes of Gio Linh District.
Nearly 100 cluster munitions found in Thua Thien Hue
07:49 | 12/09/2020
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)’s team recently safely destroyed nearly 100 cluster munitions found by local farmer in A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province.
