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Hanoi water utility sacks top exec after oil contamination scandal

Hanoi water utility sacks top exec after oil contamination scandal

A month after it supplied contaminated water to Hanoi residents, Viwasupco has sacked its general director Nguyen Van Ton.
Victim turns perpetrator: water utility contaminates stream on its own

Victim turns perpetrator: water utility contaminates stream on its own

Viwasupco, the private water utility that claimed victimhood in Hanoi’s recent oil contamination scandal, is now guilty of the same offense.
November 06, 2019 | 03:07 pm GMT+7
Hanoi declares water supply safe for consumption

Hanoi declares water supply safe for consumption

The Hanoi People's Committee announced Tuesday that tap water supply in southwestern districts, contaminated last week with used oil, was safe for drinking and cooking with.
October 22, 2019 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
Fragmented Hanoi water supply system cannot respond to crises, former official says

Fragmented Hanoi water supply system cannot respond to crises, former official says

Lack of coordination in Hanoi’s water supply system prevents it from responding well to possible crises like the recent contamination of a water source.
October 21, 2019 | 09:01 am GMT+7
Third suspect in Hanoi’s water supply contamination case turns himself in

Third suspect in Hanoi’s water supply contamination case turns himself in

The third suspect in the case of dumping used oil into a creek and contaminating Hanoi’s water supply turned himself in Sunday.
October 20, 2019 | 05:52 pm GMT+7
Oil filters installed on canal flowing into water treatment plant

Oil filters installed on canal flowing into water treatment plant

Specialized filters were installed Friday on the Da River canal that flows into tanks of the water treatment plant serving a million Hanoians.
October 19, 2019 | 07:50 am GMT+7
Two of three suspects arrested for contaminating Hanoi’s freshwater source

Two of three suspects arrested for contaminating Hanoi’s freshwater source

Two men have been arrested as police probe the dumping of used oil into a creek, contaminating water supply to a million Hanoians.
October 18, 2019 | 07:27 pm GMT+7
Tap water safe, but don't use it just yet: Hanoi officials

Tap water safe, but don't use it just yet: Hanoi officials

Hanoi officials say the latest tap water samples have passed safety tests, but continue to advise against drinking or cooking with it.
October 18, 2019 | 07:49 am GMT+7
Oil spill cleanup continues at Hanoi's freshwater supply source

Oil spill cleanup continues at Hanoi's freshwater supply source

Efforts to clean up sections of a creek that feeds the Da River are continuing and could last until the weekend, workers say.
October 17, 2019 | 06:20 pm GMT+7
250,000 Hanoi families get tap water again, safety announcement pending

250,000 Hanoi families get tap water again, safety announcement pending

Apparently ignoring a provincial order, water supply to southwestern Hanoi was restored Wednesday night by the Vinaconex Water Supply Joint Stock Company (Viwasupco).
October 17, 2019 | 10:26 am GMT+7
Saigon’s sons of the soil repair pipes in muddy waters

Saigon’s sons of the soil repair pipes in muddy waters

Saigon workers plunge into muddy water with no protection whenever a pipe breaks and water supply to locals is threatened.
April 10, 2019 | 03:01 pm GMT+7
Da Nang water woes: seawater enters river four months too early

Da Nang water woes: seawater enters river four months too early

Seawater has begun to intrude into Da Nang’s Cau Do River several months earlier than usual, affecting its one million population.
February 23, 2019 | 09:01 am GMT+7
19,000 Vietnamese lack access to clean water as supply project abandoned

19,000 Vietnamese lack access to clean water as supply project abandoned

Lack of funding from the government prevented the contractor from continuing the job.
May 17, 2018 | 02:11 pm GMT+7
Construction execs get up to 2 years in jail over ruptures to notorious Hanoi water pipeline

Construction execs get up to 2 years in jail over ruptures to notorious Hanoi water pipeline

They were found responsible for the Song Da pipeline rupturing 18 times in less than 5 years, causing losses worth nearly $750,000.
March 14, 2018 | 10:37 am GMT+7
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