Over 7,000 martyr remains samples leave Ho Chi Minh City for Hanoi for DNA testing
Ho Chi Minh City 16:16 21/08/2026A military aircraft carried 7,104 biological samples of martyrs’ remains from 18 cemeteries across Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on Friday for DNA testing, raising hopes of identifying fallen Vietnamese soldiers and reuniting them with their families.
197 sets of martyrs’ remains found at Ho Chi Minh City park after 1 month of search
Ho Chi Minh City 22:41 04/08/2026One month after excavation and search efforts began at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, authorities have discovered the remains of 197 fallen soldiers, including several mass graves that are currently undergoing separation and identification.
8 more martyrs' remains found at Ho Chi Minh City park, total reaches 168
Ho Chi Minh City 21:54 01/08/2026Eight more sets of martyrs' remains were recovered at the southern city's Le Thi Rieng Park on Saturday, marking the latest progress in an extensive search effort underway since late May.
Inside Vietnam's DNA testing center identifying fallen soldiers
In-Depth 12:59 15/07/2026Inside a laboratory, bone fragments are cleaned, ground into powder, DNA is extracted and sequenced, and the results are compared with genetic profiles of fallen soldiers' relatives. It is a painstaking process to restore the identities of Vietnamese soldiers who died in wartime after decades without names.
More martyrs' remains recovered at Ho Chi Minh City's Le Thi Rieng Park
Ho Chi Minh City 16:19 14/07/2026Authorities recovered 20 more sets of martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday, bringing the total number of remains found at the site to 69 individual sets and one communal burial, according to the Ho Chi Minh City High Command's martyrs' remains recovery team.
5 sets of war martyrs' remains found at Ho Chi Minh City's Le Thi Rieng Park after 58 years
Ho Chi Minh City 16:30 06/07/2026Authorities have recovered five sets of remains believed to belong to Vietnamese war martyrs, along with military items and personal artifacts, at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, with the search continuing for a mass grave linked to the 1968 Tet General Offensive and Uprising.
