The Paris Court of Appeals has yet to rule on Vietnamese French dioxin victim’s lawsuit against American chemical firms that supplied herbicides to the US army during the war in Vietnam, following a three-and-a-half-hour hearing on May 7.

More than 200 overseas Vietnamese and French friends gathered with various organisations at the Place de la République in Paris on May 4 to express their support for Vietnamese-French Tran To Nga.

The Court of Appeal of Paris will open a hearing in early May regarding a lawsuit filed by Vietnamese-French Tran Thi To Nga against US chemical corporations that supplied Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin for the US army during the war in Vietnam.

The Belgian Chamber of Representatives on October 5 evening (local time) passed a resolution in support of the Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in Vietnam, with absolute approval votes.

Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen who is on a business trip to France had a meeting with lawyers who accompanied Vietnamese-French woman, Tran To Nga in her fight for justice for herself and other Agent Orange (AO) victims.

The Belgian Chamber of Representatives on June 20 held a hearing on a draft resolution in support of Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin.

The Swiss Party of Labour has expressed its solidarity with Vietnamese-French woman Tran To Nga and all Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims of Vietnam after a French court rejected Nga’s lawsuit seeking justice for the victims.

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange has affirmed it will provide support to Tran To Nga to continue her lawsuit against US firms that manufactured the toxic AO defoliant used by US forces during the war in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese filmmaker Linh Nga’s Inside This Peace has won the prize for the Best Feature Documentary at the California Women’s Film Festival.

The Museum of History in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is showcasing 200 photographs of Agent Orange (AO) victims and planning related activities following the lawsuit against producers of AO.

Frenchwoman Jade Owhadi first heard of Agent Orange (AO) from her French-Vietnamese grandmother when she was in high school. This gave her a new perspective on life and bolstered her passion for community work.

The memoir of a 75-year-old Vietnamese-French woman, Tran To Nga, who was correspondent for the Liberation News Agency, the predecessor of Viet Nam News Agency, was released in HCM City

Hanoi Police discover goods trafficking cases, VNRC campaign to help the poor, AO victims, Man receives life sentence for trafficking heroin, Vietnamese cultural and historical figure honoured

 VietNamNet Bridge – The next court hearing of an Agent Orange (AO) lawsuit filed by a French-Vietnamese woman against 26 US chemical companies is expected to be held in early 2017.

 A documentary featuring a young victim of Agent Orange, by director Courtney Marsh, will be screened shortly at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Authorities bust traffickers for transporting firecrackers; Vietnam attends Global Young Scientists Summit; Luggage theft plagues Vietnam airports; American prepackaged caramel apples not yet registered in Vietnam

In Vietnam, about one-third of the employed people depend on wages for their livelihoods, compared to the global average of over 50 per cent.

 Authorities uncover illegal timber trade; Factory workers suffocate to death; Five children drown across weekend; HCM City seeks investors for playgrounds; Heavy rain damages Ca Mau Province dike

Formosa IP to recruit nearly 3,000 foreign workers; HCMC establishes paediatric organ transplant centre; Whirlwind destroys houses in Dong Thap; Mother's liver saves 1-year old daughter;