The mine action team of PeaceTrees Viet Nam on February 24 said it had coordinated with the Quang Tri provincial Military Command to safely dispose of a wartime bomb weighing more than 226kg.

Half a century after the war, bombs and explosive remnants of war (ERW) remain buried beneath the ground, posing a constant threat to millions of people. Thanks to the efforts of the Government, the Ministry of National Defence, the Viet Nam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC), and support from the international community, the work of clearing contaminated land is delivering tangible results.

Viet Nam is currently formulating a project to shorten the UXO clearance timeline to 35–40 years, aiming to render contaminated land safe to a depth of 0.5 metres by 2065. To support this, it is drafting a new ordinance on post-war UXO remediation and a national strategy on mine risk education.