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Vietnam 500-day war-dead identification campaign (Sept 2026)

109 clusters · 59 sources · last updated about 20 hours ago

Latest: Vietnam transports 13,563 martyr remains to Hanoi for DNA testing

The nationwide “500-day-night” campaign to identify war dead continues to expand across Vietnam and Laos. As of late August 2026, authorities had collected 2,014 sets of remains across Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. In Ho

Vietnam intensifies war martyr remains identification

5 clusters · 15 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Vinh Long province advances martyr remains identification efforts

Vietnam is intensifying its “500-Day-and-Night Campaign,” led by National Steering Committee 515, to locate, collect, and identify the remains of soldiers lost during past conflicts. The initiative addresses an estimated

Vietnamese institutional personnel appointments

4 clusters · 19 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Vietnam implements various administrative and personnel changes

Vietnam continues to implement administrative and leadership changes across various levels of government and institutional bodies. Recent high-level appointments include the designation of two new Deputy Inspectors Gene

Russia-Vietnam bilateral cooperation expansion

9 clusters · 51 sources · last updated 3 days ago

Latest: Vietnam and Russia discuss strengthening defense cooperation

Russia and Vietnam are expanding bilateral cooperation across science, education, trade, and tourism. To further these ties, the two nations have designated 2026 as the ‘Year of Science and Education Cooperation’. This i

Vietnam war martyr remains recovery and identification

2 clusters · 5 sources · last updated 11 days ago

Latest: Vietnam launches 500-day campaign to recover war martyrs' remains

Vietnam has initiated a 500-day campaign to search for, recover, and identify the remains of war martyrs. This effort involves military teams, local militias, and medical professionals working across various provinces. I

Martyr identification efforts in Hue City

2 clusters · 7 sources · last updated 22 days ago

Latest: Hue Military Command surveys site for 140 suspected martyrs

Authorities in Hue City are conducting extensive efforts to identify and locate the remains of war martyrs. As part of a ‘500-day campaign’, the city completed DNA sampling at 42 martyr cemeteries in nearly three months,