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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.
US announces $32M contract for Vietnam dioxin cleanup

US announces $32M contract for Vietnam dioxin cleanup

US continues support for Vietnamese disabled by Agent Orange

US continues support for Vietnamese disabled by Agent Orange

Vietnam, US agencies to produce documentary on Agent Orange remediation

Vietnam, US agencies to produce documentary on Agent Orange remediation

The U.S. Institute of Peace is looking for Vietnamese filmmakers to lead the production of a documentary film on Agent Orange clean-up and its impacts on the community.
March 26, 2023 | 08:32 pm PT
Cleaning up the dioxin-contaminated land

Cleaning up the dioxin-contaminated land

It’s difficult, looking at the serene park that now welcomes you to Bien Hoa Air Base, to imagine it half a century ago: the constant roar of the war planes overhead, the lines of hangars and barracks stretching for miles, next to mounds of metal barrels with an orange stripe around their side, Agent Orange.
March 22, 2023 | 03:33 pm PT
US spends additional $29M to remove dioxin from former Bien Hoa Airbase

US spends additional $29M to remove dioxin from former Bien Hoa Airbase

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has hired a Vietnamese company to remove dioxin contamination from the former Bien Hoa Airbase, the most contaminated spot in Vietnam.
December 20, 2022 | 04:00 am PT
Dioxin cleanup underway at US-built airport in central Vietnam

Dioxin cleanup underway at US-built airport in central Vietnam

The defense ministry's Chemical Command is cleaning up A So airport in Thua Thien Hue Province of dioxin contamination left from the Vietnam War.
August 14, 2022 | 08:20 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
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
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 to master homegrown dioxin remediation

Vietnam to master homegrown dioxin remediation

Vietnam will develop its own technique to clean up dioxin left from the Vietnam War instead of relying on U.S. collaboration.
January 9, 2021 | 05:00 am PT
 
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