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Almost 300 war-time explosives have been discovered in the central province of Quang Tri, thanks to the work of Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and the RENEW project.

More than 400 explosives have been deactivated in Dong Ha city in the central province of Quang Tri, according to the provincial Military Command.

The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) said on February 18 that its team has safely moved and detonated 108 dangerous explosives found in a Melaleuca forest in the central province of Quang Tri’s Hai Son commune.

An online training course on international humanitarian law and identification of explosives for staff of the Level-2 Field Hospital No.4 opened on July 19.

The Military High Command of southern Binh Duong province on May 10 said its sapper force has safely handled a wartime bomb found while digging the foundation of a public facility.

A bomb and mine clearing team in the central province of Quang Tri has found nearly 500 billets and unexploded ordnances (UXOs) left from the war in Vinh Linh district's Vinh Tu commune.

Indonesian police on March 29 found explosives in a raid outside Jakarta related to a cathedral attack one day earlier on Sulawesi island, Kompas TV channel reported.

The UK’s Mines Advisory Group (MAG) operating in the central province of Quang Tri said on December 10 that it had discovered and defused 150 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO).

The Military Command of Dien Bien Phu city in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on March 7 successfully deactivated more than 300kg of ammunitions and explosives unearthed in the relic site of the Dien Bien Phu stronghold.

The 2018 Law on Animal Husbandry, the 2018 Law on Cultivation, the 2019 revised law on management and use of weapons, explosives and support tools, and the 2019 Law on Public Investment will start taking effect in January 2020.

The National Assembly adopted three draft laws in the afternoon of November 25, as part of the legislature’s on-going 8th session.

Legislators will vote on a resolution on State budget allocation in 2020 on November 14 morning as part of the eighth session of the 14th National Assembly.

The National Assembly (NA) will listen to a report on examining the draft law on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Law on NA Organisation during its ongoing eighth session in Hanoi on October 29.

The eighth session of the National Assembly (NA) will consider many draft laws and resolutions during its sitting for 27 days before wrapping up on November 27, said Nguyen Hanh Phuc, Chairman of the NA Office, on October 17 during the NA Standing Committee’s 38th meeting.

The National Assembly Standing Committee convened the 38th meeting on October 14 with several draft laws and important reports on its agenda.

The Indonesian Police’s anti-terror squad (Densus 88) on September 23 arrested eight terror suspects from different locations in Jakarta and Bekasi of West Java.

Vietnam has put a lot of efforts into removing explosives remnants of war (ERW), but the issue is still a great challenge for the country, a high-ranking army officer has said.

A total of 1,414 explosives left from the war have been safely detonated in the central province of Quang Tri, said the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) on August 14.

The Military Command of Dien Bien Phu city of the north western province of Dien Bien on December 21 started the excavation of soldiers’ remains and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) discovered during construction work on Hill A1.

Two households in Tran Van Thoi town, of Tran Van Thoi district in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, have submitted explosives to the relevant local agency after a warhead explosion left three people dead and two others injured in the locality on October 1.