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Quang Tri (VNA) - The central province of Quang Tri, which has the greatest amount of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the country, is working to clear about 3,000ha of land each year to become the first Vietnamese locality to be safe from UXO accidents by 2025. The provincial People’s Committee has issued a plan for implementing an action programme for settling the consequences of UXO in 2021-2025. Beside land clearance, Quang Tri will look to raise 10 million USD annually from foreign non-governmental organisations to address UXO, complete all cluster bomb detection activities, and publicise areas identified as dangerous due to UXO. It plans to help 60,000 people access education on UXO and have 1,300-1,500 UXO victims and their families receive healthcare and livelihood support every year. All local schools are expected to include UXO safety education in their curricula within the next five years. To realise these targets, the provincial administration has devised several … [Read more...] about Quang Tri targets 3,000ha of land freed from UXO each year

Six years ago, Thanh began doing post-doctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he and other members of a scientist group sponsored by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation developed a vaccine technology that only requires single administration instead of multiple injections. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese scientist develops skin patch vaccine technology

The Prime Minister has directed local ministries and agencies to take action to make the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development the focus of the socio-economic development strategy in the 2021-2030 period, with specific plans and tasks. The Prime Minister also requested to speed up the process of restructuring and improving economic institutions in the direction of using natural resources more efficiently, saving energy, raising economic competitiveness, renovating technology, adapting to climate change, reducing poverty, ensuring sustainable economic development. … [Read more...] about If hunger and poverty still exist, development goals will not be achieved

Hanoi (VNA) - The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee has sent a congratulatory message to the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which officially kicked off on January 26. It extended sentiments of brotherhood and its warmest greetings to the congress as well as all the CPV members and the Vietnamese people. The Lao party spoke highly of the glorious success and great and comprehensive achievements of historical significance the Vietnamese people gained during the past struggle for national liberation as well as the current national construction and defence under the proper and creative leadership of the CPV, especially after the CPV launched and led the “Doi Moi” (Renewal) cause 35 years ago and during the implementation of the resolution from the 12th National Congress of the CPV, contributing to maintaining political stability, social safety and order, and high economic growth in Vietnam. The role and prestige of … [Read more...] about Lao Party extends congratulations to 13th National Party Congress

Deutschlandfunk, a public-broadcasting radio station, on January 26 run an article on the trial, which opened in France on January 25, on Nga’s lawsuit against the US companies for producing and selling highly toxic chemicals used by US armed forces from 1961-1971 which caused severe health damage to Nga and millions of other victims The companies must be held responsible, the radio quoted Nga as saying prior to the trial. Nga, who suffers from heart disease, is not only fighting for herself but also for her children and millions of AO victims in Vietnam. She filed the lawsuit six years ago and has received support from various non-governmental organisations. Running an article headlined “One for all against the chemical giants”, the Der Spiegel news website said the lawsuit could be a major result for AO victims. The herbicide was used by US forces as part of Operation Ranch Hand from 1962. A total of around 80 million litres of defoliant are said to have been … [Read more...] about German media highlight Vietnamese-French woman’s fight for AO victims