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50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War

Soldiers march down the street in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, formerly known as Saigon, on April 30, 2025, the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

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50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War

People walk in a parade in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, formerly known as Saigon, on April 30, 2025, the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

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50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War

Soldiers march on April 30, 2025, in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

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50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War

Soldiers march on April 30, 2025, in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, at the site of a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

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50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War

Soldiers march on April 30, 2025, in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, at the site of a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

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50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War

Parade floats are pictured on April 30, 2025, in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, at the site of a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

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50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War

Communist Party General Secretary To Lam is pictured in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, before a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

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50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War

Floats for a parade are pictured on April 30, 2025, at the site of the ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, Vietnam.

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Once-conjoined Vietnam twin Nguyen Duc

Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin, apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, gives an interview in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 8, 2024.

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Once-conjoined Vietnam twin Nguyen Duc

Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin, apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, gives an interview in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 8, 2024.

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Once-conjoined Vietnam twin Nguyen Duc

Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin, apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, gives an interview in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 8, 2024.

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Remembrance Day Ceremonies - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets members of the public after the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Justin Tang /CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembrance Day Ceremonies - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets veterans during the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Justin Tang /CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembrance Day Ceremonies - Canada

Canadian Armed Forces members salute as they lay poppies after the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Justin Tang /CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembrance Day Ceremonies - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets members of the public after the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Justin Tang /CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembrance Day Ceremonies - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets members of the public after the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Justin Tang /CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembrance Day Ceremonies - Canada

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, left, and her husband Whit Fraser, centre, stand with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as they participate in the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Justin Tang /CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese crown prince in Vietnam

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko (behind him) meet with relatives of Japanese World War II soldiers in Hanoi on Sept. 21, 2023, during their official visit to Vietnam.

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Japanese crown prince in Vietnam

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko (behind him) meet with relatives of Japanese World War II soldiers in Hanoi on Sept. 21, 2023, during their official visit to Vietnam.

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Japanese crown prince in Vietnam

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko (behind him) meet with relatives of Japanese World War II soldiers in Hanoi on Sept. 21, 2023, during their official visit to Vietnam.

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VIETNAM-VIETNAM WAR-UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE-INFLUENCE

(230717) -- HANOI, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2023 shows cluster bomblets left by the U.S. military during the Vietnam war at a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lingering war ghosts continue to haunt Vietnamese due to U.S. cluster bombs" (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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VIETNAM-VIETNAM WAR-UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE-INFLUENCE

(230717) -- HANOI, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2023 shows cluster bomblets left by the U.S. military during the Vietnam war at a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lingering war ghosts continue to haunt Vietnamese due to U.S. cluster bombs" (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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VIETNAM-VIETNAM WAR-UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE-INFLUENCE

(230717) -- HANOI, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2023 shows cluster bomblets left by the U.S. military during the Vietnam war at a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lingering war ghosts continue to haunt Vietnamese due to U.S. cluster bombs" (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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VIETNAM-VIETNAM WAR-UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE-INFLUENCE

(230717) -- HANOI, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2023 shows cluster bomblets left by the U.S. military during the Vietnam war at a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lingering war ghosts continue to haunt Vietnamese due to U.S. cluster bombs" (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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VIETNAM-VIETNAM WAR-UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE-INFLUENCE

(230717) -- HANOI, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2023 shows cluster bomblets left by the U.S. military during the Vietnam war at a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lingering war ghosts continue to haunt Vietnamese due to U.S. cluster bombs" (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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VIETNAM-VIETNAM WAR-UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE-INFLUENCE

(230717) -- HANOI, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2023 shows cluster bomblets left by the U.S. military during the Vietnam war at a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lingering war ghosts continue to haunt Vietnamese due to U.S. cluster bombs" (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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VIETNAM-VIETNAM WAR-UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE-INFLUENCE

(230717) -- HANOI, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2023 shows cluster bomblets left by the U.S. military during the Vietnam war at a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lingering war ghosts continue to haunt Vietnamese due to U.S. cluster bombs" (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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VIETNAM-VIETNAM WAR-UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE-INFLUENCE

(230717) -- HANOI, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2023 shows cluster bomblets left by the U.S. military during the Vietnam war at a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lingering war ghosts continue to haunt Vietnamese due to U.S. cluster bombs" (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows orthoses and prostheses used by Lao victims from unexploded ordnance in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a view of Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people walk past a fence built with shell case of cluster munitions in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos, May 20, 2022. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 8, 2010 shows an unexploded ordnance clearance activity held in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2010 shows cluster munitions found in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at exhibits in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos, July 11, 2023. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 2, 2009 shows an unexploded ordnance clearance activity held in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a view of Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2010 shows a victim of unexploded ordnance in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a view of Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows the bomb craters left by the U.S. warplanes' bombing in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows the bomb craters left by the U.S. warplanes' bombing in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2009 shows an unexploded cluster bomb found in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows orthoses and prostheses used by Lao victims from unexploded ordnance in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows exhibits in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Lao capital Vientiane. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at exhibits in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos, July 11, 2023. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows the bomb craters left by the U.S. warplanes' bombing in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows the bomb craters left by the U.S. warplanes' bombing in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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U.S. commits countless war crimes globally: Belgian scholar

STORY: U.S. commits countless war crimes globally: Belgian scholar DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ROLAND DELCOURT, Belgian writer and journalist STORYLINE: A Belgian scholar has said that so-called U.S. democracy only satisfies its own hegemonic interests, and the U.S. has committed countless war crimes around the world. SOUNDBITE (French): ROLAND DELCOURT, Belgian writer and journalist "For Americans, democracy is restricted to those countries that accept American hegemony. The problem is that countries that still accept American hegemony are shrinking like a trickle. Such democracy is only underpinned by their Five Eyes Alliance: Australia, Great Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, and European countries. Americans are like wolves in a sheepfold, slaughtering every sheep before taking one away. Just like what happened in Vietnam in the past, they have massacred a large number of civilians

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800 people offer condolences for late peace activist Oda

TOKYO, Japan - Mourners attend a memorial service for Makoto Oda, a writer and peace activist who succumbed to stomach cancer July 30 at the age of 75, at Tokyo's Aoyama funeral hall on Aug. 4. Oda led the anti-Vietnam War campaign in Japan.

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800 people offer condolences for late peace activist Oda

TOKYO, Japan - Kenzaburo Oe, the 1994 winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, attends the memorial service for Makoto Oda, a writer and peace activist who succumbed to stomach cancer July 30 at the age of 75, at Tokyo's Aoyama funeral hall on Aug. 4. Oda led the anti-Vietnam War campaign in Japan.

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Survivor of Vietnam War massacre sues South Korean government

SEOUL, South Korea, April 21 Kyodo - Photo taken in Seoul on April 21, 2020, shows supporters of Nguyen Thi Thanh, a survivor of an alleged civilian massacre by South Korean troops during the Vietnam War, gathering in Seoul on April 21, 2020, after the 59-year-old Vietnamese women filed a damages lawsuit against the South Korean government with a district court.