Agent Orange was an herbicide the American military used to clear leaves and other vegetation during the Vietnam War. More than 12 million gallons were sprayed in Vietnam, according to the Aspen ...

Vietnam is still plagued by the toxic legacy of chemical warfare. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam—It was Vietnam’s 50th anniversary on April 30—marked by millions celebrating the end of the US war, and a ...

Agent Orange is an herbicide. It is carcinogenic to humans, meaning that it can cause cancer. One type of cancer it can cause is chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Since 2003, the United States ...

For the better part of a decade, beginning in 1962, the U.S. government laid down about 19 million gallons of a powerful herbicide across Vietnam. It was a wartime practice designed to strip cover ...

A girl who has health problems because of exposure to Agent Orange practices sewing at a special school In Da Nang, Vietnam, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Aniruddha Ghosal) DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — The ...