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DNA test reunites Vietnamese martyr with family after decades

After three years of waiting for a single phone call, one Vietnamese family finally received confirmation that DNA testing had identified the remains of their fallen relative.

More martyrs' remains found at Ho Chi Minh City park

Search teams have uncovered additional remains of Vietnamese martyrs during an expanded excavation at Le Thi Rieng Park in Hoa Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, including several sets of remains found stacked on top of one another.

Wartime records from US university support Vietnam's search for missing martyrs

A research team from Texas Tech University has handed over burial maps, wartime records and military files to Ho Chi Minh City to assist efforts to locate and identify missing war martyrs.

Fresh evidence renews search for fallen soldiers at Tan Son Nhat

Nine years after an earlier search, Ho Chi Minh City has relaunched efforts to recover soldiers missing since the 1968 Tet Offensive, this time using advanced technology including ground-penetrating radar, resistivity surveys and DNA analysis.

500-day campaign receives war memorabilia, martyr records

The Steering Committee for the Search, Recovery and Identification of Martyrs’ Remains of HCM City on July 9 received war memorabilia and burial records of fallen soldiers from the research team for the Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative (VWAI).

After 50 years, Vietnamese woman still searches for two fallen brothers

After decades of unanswered questions, a sister hopes Vietnam's DNA program will finally reveal where her two fallen brothers rest.

Vietnam seeks international cooperation on declassified wartime archives

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called for stronger international cooperation, including the exchange of declassified wartime records and military memorabilia, to accelerate the search for and identification of Vietnam's fallen soldiers.

After 50 years, an 85-year-old still searches for his brother

After more than five decades searching for his younger brother's grave, an 85-year-old man in Vietnam is hoping a nationwide DNA campaign will finally bring him home.

DNA campaign revives hope for families of Vietnam's fallen soldiers

More than 50 years after losing his father in the war, one son is hoping modern DNA technology can finally answer a lifelong question.

Seven fallen soldiers' remains unearthed at Le Thi Rieng Park

Vietnam has begun recovering fallen soldiers' remains from a newly discovered wartime burial site beneath Le Thi Rieng Park (HCM City), where personal belongings have helped identify the first fallen serviceman.

PM calls for maximum effort to recover missing martyrs

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has urged authorities to spare no effort in locating and identifying the remains of Vietnam's fallen soldiers during the launch of a major recovery mission in Ho Chi Minh City.

More than 1,300 fallen soldiers' remains recovered in 500-day campaign so far

Search operations have also become more efficient through the combined use of map coordinates, on-site surveys, witness accounts and ground-penetrating radar, improving accuracy while reducing excavation time and workload.

Vietnam hands over more possible remains of missing US service member

Vietnam and the US jointly held the 173rd repatriation ceremony for the possible remains thought to be associated with a US service member missing in action (MIA) during the war in Vietnam on July 2.

HCM City starts recovery of fallen soldiers' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park

The search forms part of Ho Chi Minh City's 500-day campaign to recover and identify the remains of unidentified martyrs.

Vietnam repatriates 62 fallen soldiers' remains from Cambodia

Vietnam has brought home the remains of 62 fallen volunteer soldiers and civilian experts following a three-month recovery mission in Cambodia's Kratie and Kampong Thom provinces.

Hue collects more than 460 martyr remains for DNA identification

Hue is accelerating efforts to identify Vietnam's fallen soldiers, combining DNA technology with field searches during the 2025-2026 dry season.

Vietnam and France use shared history to promote peace through museums

The Dien Bien Phu Battlefield Historical Site continues to hold a unique and symbolic place for the Vietnamese people, the international community and Vietnam-France relations.

DNA campaign rekindles hope for families of Vietnam's fallen soldiers

Hundreds of families in central Vietnam are taking part in a DNA collection campaign aimed at identifying unknown martyrs.

Hue begins radar survey to locate wartime mass graves

A four-day radar survey is underway at three sites inside the Hue Citadel to verify information on suspected mass graves dating back to the 1968 Tet Offensive.

Vietnam voices support for Agent Orange lawsuit in France

Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reiterated its support for victims seeking to hold chemical companies accountable for producing and supplying Agent Orange/dioxin used by the United States during the war in Vietnam.