Joint efforts to ease the pain of Agent Orange/dioxin

Joint efforts to ease the pain of Agent Orange/dioxin

(VOVworld) – In war time, the Vietnamese government ordered the army and the public health care system to provide treatments to those who were exposed to toxic chemicals. When Vietnam was unified in April 1975...
Ukraine commemorates victims of MH17 tragedy

Ukraine commemorates victims of MH17 tragedy

(VOVworld) – On Sunday, people in Petropavlivka village in eastern Ukraine placed flowers and lit candles at the site where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed two years ago, killing all 298...
Vietnam’s mine action programs

Vietnam’s mine action programs

(VOVworld)- Vietnam is one of the countries most contaminated with landmines and the one that has suffered the most serious consequences. More than 40,000 people have been killed and 60...
People undefeated by post-war bombs and mines

People undefeated by post-war bombs and mines

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s Quang Tri province, an area of scorching sun and heavy rain, was also hardest hit by the American bombing during the war. Despite severe natural conditions, victims of...
Search for air crash victims in Egypt concludes

Search for air crash victims in Egypt concludes

(VOVworld) – The Egyptian government has concluded search operations at the site where a Russian airliner crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on October 31. An airplane belonging to the Russian Ministry...
Sharing with Agent Orange/dioxin victims

Sharing with Agent Orange/dioxin victims

(VOVworld) – August 10 is observed as a Day for Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange/ Dioxin. Although the war ended long ago, the Agent Orange/ Dioxin sprayed by the American army is...
Donations for Vietnamese AO victims

Donations for Vietnamese AO victims

(VOVworld) – The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/ Dioxin (VAVA) on Saturday received a donation of 10,000 USD from Maggie Brooks, a Swiss national living in Costa Rica,...