Quang Tri: 240kg wartime bomb successfully detonated

Sappers of the Quang Tri provincial Military Command on October 23 successfully detonated a 240kg magnetic bomb left over from the war.

On October 22, a patrol team of A Ngo commune's mobile militia in Dakrong district found the bomb in the Khe Say stream area, near the La Lay International Border Gate.

A sapper inspects the bomb. (Photo: published by VNA)
A sapper inspects the bomb. (Photo: published by VNA)

Sappers of the Quang Tri provincial Military Command on October 23 successfully detonated a 240kg magnetically-fused bomb left over from the war.

The bomb, coded MK36, contains 80 kg of explosives and measures 1.5 metres in length, and 0.27 metres in diameter.

Quang Tri is the most dangerous locality in Vietnam in terms of Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs). Landmines and bombs have killed over 3,430 people and injured 5,100 others since the war ended in 1975./.

Society-Education

ASEAN, RoK share expertise on crime scene investigation
Society-Education

ASEAN, RoK share expertise on crime scene investigation

A training course on crime scene investigation (CSI) aimed at enhancing the skills of investigators from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) through the exchange of best practices and experiences opened in Vietnam's central city of Da Nang on November 25.

Lunar New Year supportive programme benefits over 26.2 million workers in a decade
Society-Education

Lunar New Year supportive programme benefits over 26.2 million workers in a decade

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL)'s Lunar New Year supportive programme for the occasion of Tet (Lunar New Year festival) – the biggest traditional celebration in Vietnam – has provided assistance to over 26.2 million union members and workers facing difficult circumstances in a decade, with a total financial aid amount exceeding 10.6 trillion VND (418.23 million USD).