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Two people were killed when a USA-marked bomb leftover from the war exploded in Tan Dinh Commune of Binh Duong, immediately to the north of Ho Chi Minh City, on March 8.

A 500- pound bomb exploded on a 500 sq. meter farm belonging to Mr. Dau Ngoc Xuan in Hamlet 1, Tan Dinh Commune of Tan Uyen District, according to a statement by Binh Duong Province Military Headquarters.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh, 30, of Hamlet 1, and Mr. Vu Van Dung, 20, of Cay Chanh Hamlet were killed attempting to dig up the one-meter-long bomb. Both hamlets are part of Tan Dinh Commune.

The blast destroyed Mr. Xuan‘s unfinished house, burnt many cashew trees, and knocked down all 100 rubber trees growing on the farm.

A similar explosion also took place in Tan Uyen District one month ago, also killing two.

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Viet Nam has been listed as one of the top five shipbuilders in the world by Fairplay magazine.

Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) President Pham Thanh Binh says the country’s shipbuilding sector is on track to becoming the fourth largest in the world by 2015.

He says the industry has never had such bright prospects and cites the delivery of two 53,000-tonne ships to the UK in June last year as Viet Nam ’s passport to the world market.

Vinashin now has almost 200 shipyards nationwide and the capacity to build oil tankers greater than 300,000 tonnes.

It has received orders to build ships worth about 6 billion USD, including 4 billion USD from countries with advanced shipbuilding technology such as the UK , Japan , the Netherlands and Germany .

This year, Vinashin’s subsidiary Pha Rung Shipbuilding Company began construction of a 13,000 DWT oil tanker for a Greek partner. Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Company also won a 280 million USD contract to build four car carrying ships, one of which is now under construction.

However, Vinashin General Director Nguyen Quoc Anh says that while the company has now made its initial 2015 target to be the fifth biggest shipbuilder in the world, there are still some issues that need to be addressed.

Currently, only about 30 percent of the materials and services required to build ships comes from Viet Nam . The industry has to import most of the materials and engines and use international consultants and supervisers on building projects.

In a quest to have 60 percent locally-made materials supplying the industry by 2010, and 75 percent by 2015, Vinashin has set up large shipyards in three regions of the country.

It has invested heavily in the subsidiary industry and now owns 18 industrial parks and diesel hydraulic engine and steel plants.

Vinashin has also invested in developing the industry’s labour force and says this is an important element in its strategy to develop the sector.

The group annually sends technicians to Poland , Japan and Denmark for training.

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