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US adds $130M to dioxin cleanup project at Vietnam airport, one of world's most contaminated regions

US adds $130M to dioxin cleanup project at Vietnam airport, one of world's most contaminated regions

An additional US$130 million has been added to a dioxin decontamination project at Bien Hoa Airport in Dong Nai Province in southern Vietnam, bringing the total funding to $430 million.
Tran To Nga undeterred by French court's rejection of Agent Orange lawsuit

Tran To Nga undeterred by French court's rejection of Agent Orange lawsuit

Vietnam 'regretful' over French court's dismissal of Agent Orange case

Vietnam 'regretful' over French court's dismissal of Agent Orange case

French court dismisses appeal in Agent Orange case

French court dismisses appeal in Agent Orange case

A Paris court Thursday rejected an appeal by a French-Vietnamese woman who has been trying to sue Monsanto and other makers of Agent Orange for the chemical's use in the Vietnam War.
August 22, 2024 | 04:41 am PT
Overseas Vietnamese, French citizens rally in support of Agent Orange lawsuit

Overseas Vietnamese, French citizens rally in support of Agent Orange lawsuit

More than 200 overseas Vietnamese and French friends have gathered in Paris to express their support for a lawsuit against chemical companies that supplied herbicides to the U.S. military during the war in Vietnam.
May 5, 2024 | 07:28 pm PT
French court to hold hearing on Agent Orange lawsuit

French court to hold hearing on Agent Orange lawsuit

The Court of Appeal of Paris will open a hearing in early May regarding a lawsuit filed by Vietnamese-French Tran To Nga against U.S. chemical corporations that supplied Agent Orange for the U.S. army during the Vietnam War.
April 25, 2024 | 10:23 pm PT
Dioxin cleanup completed at central Vietnam airport

Dioxin cleanup completed at central Vietnam airport

The Ministry of National Defense has finished clearing dioxin contamination left from the Vietnam War from A So airport in Thua Thien-Hue Province after nearly three years of work.
October 24, 2023 | 03:31 pm PT
Why aren't Vietnamese more vocal about Agent Orange?

Why aren't Vietnamese more vocal about Agent Orange?

I often see similarities and resemblances between my native Korea and Vietnam, where I lived for nearly four years, probably due to their similar experiences in modern history.
August 7, 2022 | 05:05 pm PT
Vietnam War vet appeals French court's Agent Orange ruling

Vietnam War vet appeals French court's Agent Orange ruling

A Vietnamese-French woman is appealing a French court's decision to dismiss her lawsuit against firms that manufactured the toxic Agent Orange defoliant used in the Vietnam War.
May 11, 2021 | 06:00 am PT
Legacies of war, ironically, have brought Vietnam and the US closer together

Legacies of war, ironically, have brought Vietnam and the US closer together

Last month, completion of dioxin cleanup on a 5,300-square-meter tract of land at Bien Hoa airport marked a significant milestone.
February 14, 2021 | 04:40 pm PT
Vietnam War vet uses French niche to claim Agent Orange justice

Vietnam War vet uses French niche to claim Agent Orange justice

She’s been a war correspondent, a soldier and an educator. Today, at 80, she’s also a victim crusading tirelessly for Agent Orange justice.
February 9, 2021 | 04:02 pm PT
Vietnam backs woman in international trial against dioxin producers

Vietnam backs woman in international trial against dioxin producers

Vietnam says multinational firms taken to court by a French-Vietnamese woman should take responsibility for the impacts of the toxic defoliant, Agent Orange, used in Vietnam.
February 4, 2021 | 10:34 pm PT
US veterans exposed to Agent Orange twice as likely to have dementia: study

US veterans exposed to Agent Orange twice as likely to have dementia: study

U.S. veterans exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War are twice as likely to have dementia, a recent study has found.
January 27, 2021 | 07:30 pm PT
French court hears Agent Orange case against chemical firms

French court hears Agent Orange case against chemical firms

A French court will on Monday hear a case against more than a dozen multinationals, accused by a French-Vietnamese woman of causing grievous harm to her and others.
January 24, 2021 | 07:23 pm PT
Vietnam, US commence dioxin remediation at Bien Hoa airbase

Vietnam, US commence dioxin remediation at Bien Hoa airbase

Vietnam's Ministry of National Defense released 37 hectares at Bien Hoa Airport to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in a dioxin cleanup drive Thursday.
December 5, 2019 | 06:01 am PT
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