Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien has praised the progress and efforts of units involved in the dioxin remediation at Bien Hoa air base area project.

Post-war recovery cooperation is the best way that helps Vietnam and the US heal the wound of war, contributing to building trust and expanding the bilateral collaboration in many other fields, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc said on June 26.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen Lt Gen Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception on June 7 for USAID/Vietnam Mission Director Ann Marie Yastishock and US Defence Attache to Vietnam Thomas Stevenson, who came to say good-bye at the end of their tenure.

Defence Minister Phan Van Giang hosted a reception on June 3 for US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Evans Knapper.

A workshop was held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on November 13 to look into the outcomes of the trial remediation of dioxin using microbial technology at A Sho airfield in A Luoi district.