The Paris Court of Appeal's rejection of the lawsuit filed by Tran To Nga against US manufacturers of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin is not a surprise for the French-Vietnamese woman, who said she will not give up but continue to pursue this lawsuit.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien visited the Hanoi centre for caring, nurturing and treating victims of AO/dioxin in Ba Vi district on August 6, on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the Day for AO/dioxin Victims.

Ha Long Shipbuilding Co, Ltd handed over fisheries surveillance ship KN-781 to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Force in northern Quang Ninh province on June 30.