VIENTIANE, April 6 (Xinhua) — Over 1.8 million unexploded ordnance (UXO) devices have been cleared from 79,599 hectares of land from 1996 to February 2023, making agricultural land safe for farmers and freeing up other areas for development.
The figures were released by Lao Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Welfare Padeumphone Sonthany at a press conference in the Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday to mark the