Major General Bui Anh Chung, Deputy Commander of the Air Defence-Air Force Command, informed his guests on the results of the project. The project was launched in June 2011, with core activities comprising of clearing of bombs and explosives.

A delegation of the United States congressional staff visits the location of a dioxin remediation project in Da Nang airport in the central city of the same name on April 17.

The six-year project to remediate the environmental pollution at the airport was jointly implemented by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence and the US International Development Agency (USAID) with a non-refundable aid of 110 million USD funded by the US Government.

After the second phase wrapped up in November last year, it successfully detoxified over 90,000 cubic metres of toxic sediments by the thermal treatment method, while isolating other 50,000 cubic metres of low-contaminated sediments.

Nearly 30 hectares of land have been remediated to improve and expand Da Nang airport, thereby serving the city’s socio-economic development and the central and Central Highlands regions.

For her part, Terra Sabag expressed her hope that the visit of the US delegation will contribute to strengthening the US-Vietnam sound relations and overcoming war consequences.

Bac Giang calls for 29,000 Tet gifts to poor people and AO victims

(BGO) – Implementing the programme to support the needy cases on the Lunar New Year 2019 (Ky Hoi), the Red Cross Society (RCS) in the northern province of Bac Giang has recently launched the donation of “Tet for the poor and Agent Orange/ Dioxin victims (AO victims)”. 

 

Provincial leaders visit and present gifts to victims of road traffic accidents

(BGO) – Nguyen Van Linh, Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) and Head of provincial Traffic Safety Board (TSB) on November 7 visited and encouraged two families who lost their relatives in traffic accidents in Bac Giang city. 

 

Japanese doctors provide medical examination and gifts to victims of Agent Orange

(BGO) – A delegation of Japanese doctors on October 19 – 20 visited the northern province of Bac Giang to provide medical examination and present gifts to local victims of Agent Orange (AO victims).

 

New centre to be built to support medical treatment for dioxin victims

The National Steering Committee for Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences plans to build a centre providing medical support for victims of toxic chemicals including dioxin during the period from 2018 to 2020. 

 

Vietnam offers aid to victims of quakes, tsunami in Indonesia

The Vietnamese Government on October 2 decided to offer US$100,000 in aid relief to help the Indonesian Government and people overcome consequences of recent earthquakes and tsunami.

 

Source: VNA