Hanoi, Dec. 10 -- A conference reviewing 10 years of implementing the Directive of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership in dealing with the consequences of toxic chemicals used by the US during the war in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on December 10 by the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA).

Speaking at the conference, Lieutenant General Do Hong Lam, Permanent Vice President of VAVA, said the decade-long implementation has brought comprehensive results. Party committees and local authorities have concretised the directive through support policies linked to socio-economic development, strengthened inspection and supervision, and promoted the role of the Vietnam Fatherland...