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Chaos at French hospital after doctors find WWI artillery shell during surgery

Chaos at French hospital after doctors find WWI artillery shell during surgery

A hospital in southern France triggered a high-level security response after doctors discovered a World War I-era artillery shell during an emergency procedure.
Hong Kong evacuates thousands after WWII-era bomb found

Hong Kong evacuates thousands after WWII-era bomb found

Wartime bombs recovered near Hanoi's Long Bien Bridge

Wartime bombs recovered near Hanoi's Long Bien Bridge

Vietnam wants continued cooperation with US to resolve war consequences

Vietnam wants continued cooperation with US to resolve war consequences

Vietnam wishes to continue cooperating with the U.S. on several fields, including resolving war consequences, amid U.S. President Donald Trump freezing foreign aid, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
February 13, 2025 | 05:33 am PT
US funding halt forces 1,000 workers out of jobs in Vietnam War bomb clearance efforts

US funding halt forces 1,000 workers out of jobs in Vietnam War bomb clearance efforts

Quang Tri Province, a battlefield during the Vietnam War, is facing setbacks in its efforts to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) following the suspension of key projects due to a halt in U.S. government funding.
February 10, 2025 | 03:09 pm PT
500-kg war bomb discovered during Vietnam's embankment construction

500-kg war bomb discovered during Vietnam's embankment construction

Workers unearthed a 500-kg bomb buried over two meters underground during excavation for an anti-erosion embankment in Ha Tinh Province on Tuesday.
October 8, 2024 | 08:42 pm PT
Bombs with detonators intact found in central Vietnam

Bombs with detonators intact found in central Vietnam

A family in central Nghe An Province found three unexploded bombs 20 meters apart while they were digging the ground to build their home.
March 20, 2023 | 10:39 pm PT
Ton of Vietnam War bombs disposed of

Ton of Vietnam War bombs disposed of

Five bombs weighing over a ton in total along with other explosive materials produced by the U.S. were disposed of in the central Quang Ngai Province.
November 2, 2022 | 10:15 pm PT
Warhead kills scrap collector

Warhead kills scrap collector

A man in the central province of Thanh Hoa died Tuesday afternoon after trying to turn a warhead into scrap, only for it to explode.
March 23, 2022 | 02:11 am PT
1.5 ton bomb cache found on building site

1.5 ton bomb cache found on building site

Vietnam's military discovered 1.5 tons of unexploded bombs and bullets while building a housing unit in the central province of Quang Tri.
August 3, 2021 | 03:30 am PT
340-kg wartime bomb found in south central rice field

340-kg wartime bomb found in south central rice field

Bomb disposal experts in the south central Binh Thuan Province have removed a 340-kilogram bomb left from the Vietnam War, carrying 183 kilograms of explosives.
April 9, 2021 | 05:00 am PT
US aims to remove all UXOs from famous Vietnam battlefield by 2025

US aims to remove all UXOs from famous Vietnam battlefield by 2025

The U.S. has set a target of removing all unexploded ordnance (UXO) left in Quang Tri Province from the Vietnam War by the end of 2025, an American official stated.
April 7, 2021 | 01:30 am PT
Central Vietnam province pledged over $6 mln for mine clearance

Central Vietnam province pledged over $6 mln for mine clearance

The U.S. and Japan governments have committed $6.13 million to clear explosives and mines left from the Vietnam War in the central province of Quang Binh.
November 5, 2020 | 12:30 am PT
Central region floods unearth Vietnam War-era bomb

Central region floods unearth Vietnam War-era bomb

A 450-kg wartime bomb that emerged from the soil following floods and erosion in the central Ha Tinh Province was removed on Tuesday by the army.
October 27, 2020 | 10:14 pm PT
900-kg wartime bomb found in famous Vietnam battlefield

900-kg wartime bomb found in famous Vietnam battlefield

Bomb disposal experts in the central province of Quang Tri have removed a 900-kg bomb left from the Vietnam War that was found in a village.
August 27, 2020 | 07:43 pm PT
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