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VietNamNet Bridge - Many people in Hong Van in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue still look for bombs and mines to sell as metal scrap, even though they risk injury or death.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Detecting and clearing explosive remnants of war is often thought of as men’s work but many women in Quang Tri Province have gotten involved in such activities.

 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.

 Vietnam runs one of the largest mine action programs in the world, with a strong sense of national ownership, using state budget, with only modest support from the donor countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The loosened management over the mineral exploitation activities in the last 40 years has made Vietnamese poorer and the living environment worse.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Corps of Engineers of the Ha Giang Province Military Command is tasked to clear explosives in the province. The unit is working in some villages of Xin Man commune, Xin Man district.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of types of bombs, mines and explosives left over from the war are on display at the Museum of infantry, 290 B Lac Long Quan Road, Hanoi, including a bomb of nearly 7 tons in weight.

VietNamNet Bridge – Strenuousness work and danger are what army engineers have to face when they detect and remove mines left from the war. Thanks to their devotion, many "dead areas" have been resurrected.