Beach in central Vietnan. Photo source: ©© Andres Sanchez
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The Vietnamese government seems to be flailing in its attempt to convince people that the beaches along Vietnam’s central coast are recovering from a devastating toxic chemical spill…
The Formosa Plastics Group acknowledged in June that it was responsible for the pollution that killed an estimated 115 tons of fish off the central Vietnamese coast.
The company pledged to pay $500 million to clean it up and compensate people affected by Vietnam’s worst environmental disaster, which has devastated the fishing and tourism industries in the region…
Read Full Article, Radio Free Asia (08-23-2016)
Taiwan-Owned Steel Factory Caused Toxic Spill; The New York Times (06-30-2016)
The government of Vietnam, breaking its silence about a huge fish kill in April, said on Thursday that the coastal disaster was caused by a Taiwan-owned steel factory that discharged a combination of chemicals, including cyanide, into the ocean…
