Sappers recover war-era bomb in Ha Tinh Sappers from the provincial Military Command retrieved the bomb, dropped by US troops during their fierce air attacks on northern localities from 1968 to 1972, and brought it to a location to be safely detonated. The bomb was uncovered on May 5 at a construction site for a road running through the historical site. Since the beginning of this year, the provincial sappers have demined five bombs and 30 other unexploded ordnances left over from the US war. Located in the northern part of the central region, Ha Tinh boasts Dong Loc T-junction, which was renowned as a strategic traffic gateway between the north and the Ho Chi Minh Trail, through which soldiers and supplies were sent from the north to the south during the war. The US army used more than 15 million tonnes of bombs and mines in the war in Vietnam, four times the amount used in World War 2. As a result, Vietnam has been listed among the countries most contaminated with unexploded … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 8/5
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Centre addresses problem of unexploded bombs and mines Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to establish the Viet Nam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) to deal with unexploded bombs and mines. The centre, managed by the Ministry of National Defence, will work with agencies on research and policies to reduce the harm that can be caused by unexploded ordnance. It will act as the main agency for mobilising international support for dealing with bombs and mines left over from wars. The centre will be in charge of co-ordinating projects on bomb and mine clearance and supporting bomb and mine victims. An estimated 15 million tonnes of bombs, mines and explosives were used during the American War in Viet Nam. At the current pace of detecting and defusing unexploded ordinance, it is estimated that it will take Viet Nam about 300 years to completely clear all threats. On Wednesday, a team from Mines Advisory Group detonated 25 mortar and artillery shells in Dong Ha city in … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 8/3
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Vietnamese photographer wins gold medal in Paris awards Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van has won a gold medal at the Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3) 2014 for a series of five photos featuring war soldiers. A press release announced the names of the winners this morning. Besides the gold medal in the Portraiture - Other - P category, Vans set of photos entitledWar Commander at Time of Peacealso received a bronze medal in the Press - Other category. Both categories are meant for professional photographers. This is the sixth consecutive year that Van has been honoured at the Px3 photography competition, one of the most important events in Europe and created by the founders of International Photography Awards in 2008. Born in 1971, Van graduated with a BA degree in culture from the Ha Noi Cultural University in 1992. Hecurrently works for the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper. He has held nine solo exhibitions and many group exhibitions both at home and abroad, and published four … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 3/7
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The Amazing Race to unveil nine celebrity teams Transgender singer Huong Giang from Vietnam Idol 2012 contest and her partner, Vietnamese Canadian athlete Criss Lai, will be one of the nine teams to compete in the third season of The Amazing Race 2014 Nine couples who are models, singers and actors had a meeting with local media to announce the third season of The Amazing Race Vietnam. Models Trang Khieu and Trang Khan, singers Kiwi Ngo Mai Trang, Huong Giang Idol, Son Ngoc Minh Vmusic, Miko Lan Trinh, Dinh Khai Anh, and actors Long Dien and their partners showed up at the meeting. However, the names of the 9th couple will not be unveiled until the last minute. This year the reality show will be broadcast on VTV6 and VTV9, instead of VTV3 as in two previous years. Each pit stop of the race will be divided into two episodes and screened from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday starting from June 21. The Amazing Race Vietnam, produced by BHD and VTV3, is a 30-day race around … [Read more...] about Art&Entertainment News Headlines 23/5
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Vietnamese photographers listed in "Who's Who Masterpieces" Vietnamese artists Le Hong Linh and Tran Phong have been accorded the prestigious distinction of being cited in the "Who's Who Masterpieces" of modern contemporary photographers. Selections of their finest works are also included in a collection of over 360 photos of 180 photographers from 20 countries worldwide published by the Photographic Society of Hong Kong (PSHK). Publication of the collection is sponsored by the Photographic Society of America (PSA), the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) and the UK's Royal Photographic Society. These authors have previously been ranked in the top 10 of their profession by the PSA from 1952 to 2012. They include Kan Hing Fook, Chow Chung Lim (Hong Kong), Lee Wellington, Fred Greene (USA), and Raota Pedro Luis (Argentina). Folk musicians perform in Hue Fourteen folk music troupes from the central provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue gathered in Hue … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 19/5