Saigon Heat vs Formosa Dreamers at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) held at CIS Arena in HCM City yesterday. — Photo webthethao.vn Viet Nam News HCM City — Saigon Heat lost to Formosa Dreamers 85-86 at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) held at CIS Arena in HCM City yesterday. Taking full advantage of playing on their hometurf, the Heat took the lead 22-14 in the first quarter. With the shine of Chris Dierker, Justin Young, Murphy Burnatowski and Kyle Barone, the hosts continued to control the game. However, key player Trevon Hughes met an injury in the second period and was forced off. The visiting side took this chance to attack quickly and gained four points. However, Burnatowski hit some fine three-pointers to help the hosts win 39-31. After that, Burnatowski continued to start the third half with a three-point shot for the Heat. The Dreamers then quickly bounced back to lead 57-50. In the last quarter, Burnatowski proved his power with nine points in a row to … [Read more...] about Saigon Heat lose to Formosa Dreamers at ABL
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PM inspects environment at Formosa Ha Tinh steel company
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company (Source: VNA) Ha Tinh (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspected the wastewater treatment and manufacturing process at Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company on July 20, nearly one year since his visit to check its environmental protection commitment following the marine environment incident in 2016. … [Read more...] about PM inspects environment at Formosa Ha Tinh steel company
Fly ash from Formosa safe for use as building materials: Ministry
VietNamNet Bridge – Fly ash from Formosa steel company (FHS) has passed quality assessments and can be used to produce cement, the environment ministry has said. Inside one of Ha Tinh Formosa Steel’s production mill. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoang Nga The ministry’s response came a few days after media reports that waste from the Ha Tinh-based manufacturer, the one responsible for the devastating 2016 marine ecological disaster in Central Vietnam, was used in the production of a cement producer without approval from local authorities, raising safety concerns. The reuse of the byproduct from combustion of coal, estimated at 16.4 million tonnes a year, is necessary to offset the environmental impacts of the country’s increasing reliance on thermal power, the Viet Nam Environment Administration (VEA) said. According to reports, Song Gianh Cement JSC in Tien Hoa Commune of Quang Binh Province has acquired Formosa’s waste to use as an additive in its … [Read more...] about Fly ash from Formosa safe for use as building materials: Ministry
PM: Efforts to assist people affected by Formosa incident pay off
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (centre) speaks at a national conference in Quảng Trị Province on May 17.— VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất QUẢNG TRỊ — Efforts to stabilise lives, production and businesses in the central provinces affected by the Formosa-related marine environmental incident have paid off, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at a national conference in Quảng Trị Province on May 17. Local residents have put more trust in the Party and authorities, and united with each other to address the incident, he continued. The national conference was held to review the performance of the steering committee for solutions to respond to the environmental disaster and prevent long-term damage to people’s lives and economic circumstances. Mass fish deaths were first reported on April 6, 2016 when a large number of fish washed ashore in Hà Tĩnh Province. The phenomenon also … [Read more...] about PM: Efforts to assist people affected by Formosa incident pay off
Ha Tinh continues efforts to deal with consequences of Formosa incident
Ha Tinh provided 23 billion VND (1.01 million USD) for 5,012 fishing boat owners. (Source: VNA) Ha Tinh (VNA) – The central province of Ha Tinh has supported more than 60,800 residents affected by the Formosa-related marine environment incident, with total funding of more than 1.74 trillion VND (76.56 million USD). About 6,240 tonnes of rice have been allocated to 19,247 households while some 23 billion VND (1.01 million USD) has been provided to 5,012 fishing boat owners. Statistics reveal that more than 400 villages of 67 wards, communes and towns in seven districts, towns and Ha Tinh city were affected by the incident, with 6,000 fishing boats, 2,259 hectares of rivers and lakes, 31,692 cu.m of fishing cages and 127 hectares of salt fields subject to compensation. The province has also issued policies to deal with the polluted marine environment, restore production and generate jobs. Thanks to such efforts, Ha Tinh’s aquatic catch and aquaculture output reached … [Read more...] about Ha Tinh continues efforts to deal with consequences of Formosa incident
Mass fish deaths reported near Formosa plant
Dead fish found in a breeding cage. Photo infonet.vnViet Nam News HÀ TĨNH — Agencies in the central province of Hà Tĩnh have been trying to identify the cause of the mass fish deaths in the local coastal breeding cages on Saturday. Phan Duy Vĩnh, deputy chairman of the province’s Kỳ Anh Town, was quoted by local newspapers as saying the town authorities and the province’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment had taken samples of dead fish in the town for testing. Earlier on Saturday morning, breeders and traders who own cages placed in the waters of Vũng Áng sea zone found that their fish and squid had died en mass. A report released by the town authorities said they had found 240kg of dead fish and squid. However, all the dead fish were those that had been bred. The report also mentioned the fish died because of oxygen shortage. It said the construction of habours in nearby Hoành Sơn Port had … [Read more...] about Mass fish deaths reported near Formosa plant
Dead fish not Formosa: authorities
Dead fish found at central Quảng Trị Province’s beaches. Photo thanhnien.vnViet Nam News HÀ TĨNH — Authorities in the central province of Hà Tĩnh have denied the rumour which claimed that fish on a local coast were found dead as a result of the Formosa spill. Phan Duy Vĩnh, deputy chairman of the province’s Kỳ Anh Town, told the Hà Tĩnh newspaper that the dead fish were washed ashore after being discarded by a fishing boat. The town is home to the Hưng Nghiệp Formosa Steel Plant, whose toxic spill killed fish en mass in the ocean bordering four central provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên- Huế in April 2016. Vĩnh said the quantity of dead fish was just some 3kg. He suspected the fish to have died after being discarded by the fishermen or due to blast fishing, in which fishermen use dynamite to kill fish. Trần Xuân … [Read more...] about Dead fish not Formosa: authorities
Hoa Phat Group not afraid to compete with Formosa
One of the leading Vietnamese private steel makers, Hoa Phat Group put down concerns over competition with Taiwanese Formosa project as well as the recent US tariff threats on steel and aluminum imports. Hoa Phat’s annual general shareholders’ meeting on March 23, 2018 Tran Tuan Duong, general director of Hoa Phat Group, told the corporation’s annual general shareholders’ meeting on March 23, 2018 that the upcoming Hoa Phat Dung Quat steel complex is not inferior to Formosa’s and will not lose the competition. “The investment rate of Dung Quat project is only one third of Formosa,” he added. For 2018, the group set the priority to carry out Hoa Phat Dung Quat steel complex on schedule. Located in Dung Quat Economic Zone, the project has a capacity of four million tonnes per year and a total investment capital exceeding VND50 trillion ($2.2 billion). It is expected that the project will be completed by the end … [Read more...] about Hoa Phat Group not afraid to compete with Formosa
JFE eyes Formosa steel mill
JFE eyes Formosa steel millHung Le By Hung Le - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – After announcing to abandon its involvement in the Guang Lian steel project in Quang Ngai Province, Japan’s JFE Steel may return to Vietnam to invest in a huge steel project under construction in Ha Tinh Province. According to Nikkei newspaper, the Japanese company is considering joining a huge steelworks invested by Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group at Vung Ang Economic Zone in the north-central province of Ha Tinh. JFE plans to acquire a 10% stake at the steelworks and if so, its investment might be higher than 100 billion yen, or US$863 million. Formosa Plastic Group set up Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Limited Company to develop the massive steel project using over 2,000 hectares of land and over 1,200 hectares of water surface. The project’s pledged capital is around US$20 billion. The Taiwanese company started work on the project in 2012. After completion, the project will be … [Read more...] about JFE eyes Formosa steel mill
Post-Formosa, coastal residents switch to inland farming
VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly two years after the 2016 Formosa toxic spill, fishermen in the coastal province of Quang Tri are slowly returning to the sea or finding alternative livelihoods.Having spent all his life on the water, Nguyen Trung, a middle-aged fisherman of Hai Khê Commune in Hai Lang District, had never thought that the only life he knew would be taken away. The en masse fish deaths caused by the Formosa steel plant in April 2016 upended his family’s life overnight. From a reasonably well-off family in the area, they struggled to make ends meet in the following ten months. Fortunately, by the end of 2016, through the district Farmer’s Union and Women Union, Trung was able to get a preferential loan of VND60 million (US$2640) from the Quang Tri Province Bank for Social Policies (BSP) to repair his boat, buy new fishing tools and start over again. “Offshore fishing has picked up some positive signs recently. The industry is … [Read more...] about Post-Formosa, coastal residents switch to inland farming