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29 illegal gold mines in Da Nang demolished by explosives

For the past week, the Da Nang City Military Command and related agencies have used explosives to destroy illegal gold mines in the forest area of ​​Hoa Bac commune, Hoa Vang district.

$545 mln spent on bomb and mine detection, clearance over last decade

Vietnam spent a total of VND12.6 trillion ($545 million) on bomb and mine detection and clearance during the 2010-2020 period, 

Commando recalls sinking of US aircraft carrier

VietNamNet Bridge – Seventy-nine-year-old former Vietnamese commando Lam Son Nao still feels uncomfortable whenever he thinks about the moment he tried to recover 84 kilos of explosives that had been left near the USNS Core aircraft carrier.  

Images: Inside a war scrap trading workshop in Quang Tri

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are dozens of workshops purchasing war scraps in Quang Tri province in central Vietnam. These workshops buy tons of shrapnels every day. Some of them look like war museums with various kinds of bombs, mines and bullets.

Quang Nam: Pit containing half a ton of explosives detected

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a raid against illegal gold miners in Phuoc Son district of the central province of Quang Nam, local police found a pit containing more than 480kg of explosives.

Thanh Hoa: 74 bombs and mines unearthed in garden

VietNamNet Bridge - While mining land in a garden in Trieu Son district of the central province of Thanh Hoa, local residents found 74 bombs and mines left from the wartime.