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Press awards on AO disaster attract large number of entries

More than 500 entries have been sent to the first press awards on the Agent Orange (AO) disaster and the settlement of consequences of the toxic chemicals used by the US during the war in Vietnam.
Press awards on AO disaster attract large number of entries ảnh 1US aircraft spray chemicals during the war in Vietnam (File photo)
Hanoi (VNA) – More than 500 entries havebeen sent to the first press awards on the Agent Orange (AO) disaster and thesettlement of consequences of the toxic chemicals used by the US during the warin Vietnam.

The awards were launched by the VietnamAssociation for Victims of AO (VAVA) in early 2020. 

Entries were submitted by both professional andamateur writers such as reporters from press agencies, members of the armedforces, and overseas Vietnamese.

The eldest contestant is an 81-year-old man inThanh Xuan district of Hanoi.

Eighty outstanding entries have been chosen forthe final round, which will select three first-place prizes, five second-placeprizes, 10 third-place prizes, 15 consolation prizes, and some supplementaryones.

The award presentation ceremony is scheduled totake place around the 60th Vietnam AO/Dioxin Disaster Day (August 10).

From 1961-1971, the US troops sprayed more than80 million litres of herbicides - 44 million litres of which were AO containingnearly 370 kilograms of dioxin - over southern Vietnam.

As a result, around 4.8 million Vietnamese wereexposed to the toxic chemical. Many of the victims have died, while millions oftheir descendants are living with deformities and diseases as a direct resultof the chemical’s effects./.
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