Engineering unit arrives for UN peacekeeping mission

A group of 28 members of Việt Nam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 arrived at the UNISFA Mission in Abyei on the border of South Sudan and Sudan on Thursday

50 years on: Remembering the Battle of Quảng Trị

Fifty years on, the heroic Second Battle of Quảng Trị is much remembered. The battle, sometimes named Operation Lam Sơn 72, raged for 81 days from June 28 to September 16, 1972.

Việt Nam in need of international support for bomb, mine clearance

Việt Nam needs international support for bomb, mine clearance

Toward zero UXO casualty by 2025 Today is the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action and the theme for 2022 is “Safe Ground, Safe Steps, Safe Home”

Quảng Bình deactivates 230kg wartime bomb discovered near market The MK82 bomb, used by the US Army during the war in Việt Nam, was discovered when an excavator dug ground for the construction of a 27-storey building at an urban complex in Đồng Hới City’s Đông Hải Ward.

Quảng Trị women essential in bringing closure to war legacy

The world observes International Women’s Day on March 8. The theme chosen by the United Nations this year is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.”

At least 30 dead, 56 wounded in northwest Pakistan mosque blast

Megaproject Long Thành Int'l Airport could finish six months earlier than approved date: ACV

Vietnam News Agency spoke to Lại Xuân Thanh, chairman of the board of the State-owned Airports Corporation of Việt Nam, the main investor of the Long Thành International Airport, on the progress of the megaproject in southern Việt Nam.

Lâm Đồng Province tackles 250kg wartime bomb The Military High Command in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng’s Đạ Huoai District is working with agencies to transport a wartime bomb recently unearthed by residents, for safe detonation.

The bridge generation: Nguyễn Công Khuyến - The Journalist

An excerpt from The Bridge Generation of Vietnam by Nancy K. Napier and Dau Thuy Ha