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Joint U.S.-Vietnam dioxin cleanup begins at Da Nang airport
📅 9 August 2012The two governments launched remediation at a former U.S. air base where dioxin contamination was documented. Cooperation addressed a serious environmental and health legacy of herbicide use. The...
Vietnam and the United States launch dioxin remediation at Da Nang airport
📅 9 August 2012The Vietnamese Ministry of Defence and USAID began a joint cleanup project at Da Nang airport, a former U.S. herbicide-storage and loading site. The project was a concrete step toward addressing...
U.S. announces new cooperation on dioxin assessment and unexploded ordnance
📅 16 December 2013During Secretary of State John Kerry’s Vietnam visit, the United States announced a contract to assess dioxin contamination at Bien Hoa and an agreement to continue UXO cooperation. The...
Da Nang airport dioxin remediation reaches a completion milestone
📅 7 November 2018A ceremony marked completion of the main contaminated-soil treatment project at Da Nang airport. The cleanup addressed one identified hotspot, not all Agent Orange contamination or health needs in...
Vietnam and the United States launch dioxin remediation at Bien Hoa air base
📅 20 April 2019The project began treatment planning and cleanup at a major dioxin hotspot associated with wartime herbicide storage and handling. Bien Hoa is distinct from the Da Nang site addressed in Batch 003....
US announces a plan for a temporary maritime aid pier
📅 7 March 2024President Joe Biden announced that the US military would establish a temporary pier off Gaza’s coast to bring in aid by sea. The plan was presented as supplementary to land routes. Aid agencies...