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Maintenance worker dies in Formosa power plant's pipe explosion

Maintenance worker dies in Formosa power plant's pipe explosion

One worker died and two others were injured in an explosion while doing pipe maintenance work at a thermal power plant run by Taiwan-invested Formosa in central Vietnam.
Suspected gas leakage kills three workers at Formosa steel plant

Suspected gas leakage kills three workers at Formosa steel plant

Central Vietnam province to reduce growth reliance on steelmaker

Central Vietnam province to reduce growth reliance on steelmaker

Vietnam's lack of transparency on environmental issues is glaring

Vietnam's lack of transparency on environmental issues is glaring

Vietnam needs transparency and actual public consultation on corporate environmental impacts; and clarity in regulations relating to the environment’s capacity to withstand pollutants.
July 20, 2020 | 03:32 pm PT
Taiwan-owned company in Vietnam wary of returning Chinese workers

Taiwan-owned company in Vietnam wary of returning Chinese workers

Taiwanese steel company Formosa in central Vietnam is wary of taking back 400 returning Chinese workers who went home for the Lunar New Year holiday.
January 30, 2020 | 10:00 pm PT
Vietnamese Facebooker sentenced to 14 years behind bars for igniting protest

Vietnamese Facebooker sentenced to 14 years behind bars for igniting protest

He spent years campaigning against the government and made use of an environmental disaster to spark unrest, the court said.
February 6, 2018 | 03:28 am PT
Vietnam fines Formosa for messing up waste burial

Vietnam fines Formosa for messing up waste burial

The Taiwanese steel plant was found responsible for the burial of 100 tons of waste which contained high levels of cyanide.
December 16, 2017 | 12:34 am PT
Vietnam puts high-risk projects on pollution surveillance list, including Formosa

Vietnam puts high-risk projects on pollution surveillance list, including Formosa

The environment ministry is trying to prevent disasters like the toxic spill that ravaged the central coast last year.
November 27, 2017 | 02:03 am PT
Vietnam demotes top pollution inspector for Formosa toxic spill

Vietnam demotes top pollution inspector for Formosa toxic spill

The Taiwanese steel plant has restarted operation a year after the disaster as officials said it has met environment requirements.
June 20, 2017 | 07:01 pm PT
Lime kiln explodes at Taiwan’s notorious steel plant in Vietnam

Lime kiln explodes at Taiwan’s notorious steel plant in Vietnam

Operations at the Formosa plant resumed this week after being halted for a year due to a toxic spill disaster.
May 30, 2017 | 06:53 pm PT
Formosa steel plant in Vietnam restarts one year after toxic spill

Formosa steel plant in Vietnam restarts one year after toxic spill

Taiwanese-owned Formosa paid $500 million for the pollution that devastated sea life and coastal economies.
May 29, 2017 | 05:52 pm PT
Fishing ban remains a year on after Formosa toxic spill along Vietnam's central coast

Fishing ban remains a year on after Formosa toxic spill along Vietnam's central coast

Over 200km of coastline is still recovering from the devastation caused by the country's worst environmental disaster.
May 18, 2017 | 12:04 am PT
Polluting Formosa steel plant gets greenlight in Vietnam to fire up new furnace

Polluting Formosa steel plant gets greenlight in Vietnam to fire up new furnace

The decision coincides with Taiwan's Formosa Plastics Group's pledge to pour another $1 billion into the plant.
May 11, 2017 | 02:03 am PT
Taiwan’s Formosa to pump $1 bln in notorious steel plant in Vietnam - report

Taiwan’s Formosa to pump $1 bln in notorious steel plant in Vietnam - report

The fresh funds would be used to expand production capacity and environment protection, following a toxic spill a year ago.
May 5, 2017 | 10:22 pm PT
Tourism back on track in Vietnam’s pollution-hit provinces

Tourism back on track in Vietnam’s pollution-hit provinces

The northern part of the central coast is gradually recovering from the country's worst-ever environmental disaster.
April 28, 2017 | 12:03 am PT
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