Mine Action Alert: Explosion injures Quang Tri man while dredging sand from river bottom
A dredging operation at the Ben Hai River, site of the former DMZ during wartime, resulted in serious injuries to a Quang Tri man when a piece of ordnance exploded in a pump mechanism he was using to suck...
Tubes of cluster munitions found intact in Quang Tri Province
An unexploded and partially intact assembly of cluster munitions, packed in a configuration of tube-type pods dropped from an American aircraft more than three decades ago, has been unearthed in Quang Tri Province near the DMZ.
Scrap metal collector severely injured by ordnance explosion in Quang Tri Province
A 42-year-old married man, the father of two children, has suffered major injuries from a piece of explosive ordnance which detonated as the man was attempting to cut it apart and sell it for scrap metal.
Project RENEW breaks ground for Tuong Van Elementary School
On the morning of 18 Feb 2009, Project RENEW in coordination with Quang Tri Department of Foreign Affairs and Trieu Phong District People’s Committee successfully hosted the ground breaking ceremony of Tuong Van Elementary School in Trieu An commune,...
“Safe Holding Area” initiative brings about public safety
Located in a close proximity to the Demilitarized Zone, Quang Tri was the most heavily bombed and shelled area of Vietnam during the war. More than 30 years after the war ended, although there have been clearance efforts by...
Motorbike gift for a village health worker in Cam Lo District
In June 2008, Project RENEW received an announcement from Tromsoe Mine Victim Resource Center (TMC) that one Norwegian donated a new motorbike for Mrs. Huong, a village health worker in Cam Chinh Commune, Cam Lo District through TMC. After...
Vietnamese high school students host American visitors for friendly baseball game near the former DMZ
American students from the George High School in Newtown, Pennsylvania, joined students of Le Loi High School in Dong Ha town, Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam and took part in some cultural exchanges and events – highlighted by a...