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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.
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
Monsanto pleads guilty to using banned pesticide on research crop

Monsanto pleads guilty to using banned pesticide on research crop

Biotech giant Monsanto agreed to plead guilty to illegally using a banned and highly toxic pesticide on research crops at one of its facilities on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
November 22, 2019 | 04:45 pm PT
US pledges $50 mln for Vietnamese Agent Orange victims

US pledges $50 mln for Vietnamese Agent Orange victims

The United States Agency for International Development has pledged $50 million to support Agent Orange victims in seven Vietnamese provinces. 
August 20, 2019 | 12:00 am PT
Vietnam, US launch dioxin cleanup at Bien Hoa airbase

Vietnam, US launch dioxin cleanup at Bien Hoa airbase

Nine U.S. senators joined Vietnam officials Saturday to start a dioxin cleanup project at Bien Hoa airport, the most contaminated spot in the country.
April 20, 2019 | 01:33 am PT
Vietnam cries foul as Monsanto victims get huge compensation in US

Vietnam cries foul as Monsanto victims get huge compensation in US

‘Where’s the justice for Vietnamese victims being destroyed every day by (Monsanto’s) toxic chemicals,’ asks a senior Vietnamese official.
April 19, 2019 | 05:57 am PT
Patrick Leahy: War legacies and the expanding US-Vietnam partnership

Patrick Leahy: War legacies and the expanding US-Vietnam partnership

When I became a senator for Vermont in 1975, one of the first votes I cast was for a law to stop funding the war in Vietnam. That law passed by one vote.
April 17, 2019 | 05:08 pm PT
Vietnam bans cancer-causing herbicides following Roundup verdict

Vietnam bans cancer-causing herbicides following Roundup verdict

The Plant Protection Department has announced that based on findings the substance causes cancer, herbicides containing glyphosate are banned.
April 11, 2019 | 01:59 am PT
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