New Limbs Lift Spirits
Phan Thi Huong smiled as she was trying to walk with her new orthotic brace along the corridor of the Bo Ban Medical Center in Trieu Phong District. Suffering from polio at the age of one and a half,...
500 LB MK 82 Bomb Discovered Near Ex U.S. Army Special Forces Camp in Lang Vei
An unexploded U.S. MK 82 bomb found in Lang Vei, a former U.S. Army Special Foreces camp, has been safely removed by a Project RENEW's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Quick Response Team for destruction later today.
Japanese Government Supports Unexploded Ordnance Survivors In Quang Tri Province Through Mushrooms-With-A-Mission
The funding agreement worth almost US$123.000 signed at the Embassy of Japan in Hanoi today will greatly contribute to reducing poverty and improving living conditions of many unexploded ordnance (UXO) survivors by expanding the mushroom-growing program in Quang Tri...
Hundreds of UXO found under a house foundation near Quang Tri Citadel are safely removed
Hundreds of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war were safely removed today from under the foundation of a house in Co Thanh Village of Trieu Thanh Commune. The clearance task was carried out by Project RENEW's quick...
Clearing cluster bombs, making land safe
More than three decades after the war has ended, the people of the Ai Tu Village still live with the constant threat of cluster bombs, landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW). Because of the pressing need to...
American country music singer Mary McBride to visit Quang Tri, perform for landmine/UXO survivors
MEDIA ADVISORY: Acclaimed American country music artist Mary McBride and her band are coming to Vietnam for a 10-day tour – to include one day in Quang Tri Province, near the former DMZ.
Hundreds of unexploded munitions found dangerously near a local house are safely removed
An international workshop on prehospital trauma care analgesic – use of Ketamine as a pain relief drug was held in Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province by the Department of Health (DoH) in coordination with Norway-based Tromsoe Mine...
International conference on prehospital trauma care analgesic – use of Ketamine as a pain relief drug
An international workshop on prehospital trauma care analgesic – use of Ketamine as a pain relief drug was held in Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province by the Department of Health (DoH) in coordination with Norway-based Tromsoe Mine...
No longer living in fear: three explosive shells safely removed from house in Quang Tri
For many years Do Sy Canh, a 35-year-old villager and father of three children, had lived in fear because his house is located in one of Vietnam's most bomb- and mine-affected areas.Pham Thi Thom, 55-year-old mother of three children...
Video: Clean up cluster bombs for residents to build new homes, live in safety
Cam Lo District, Quang Tri (27 Oct 2011)