Đà Nẵng People’s Council member responsible for violations: report

vietnamnews Update: September, 19/2017 – 09:00

Chairman of the Đà Nẵng People’s Council and Party Central Committee member, Nguyễn Xuân Anh.
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Chairman of the Đà Nẵng People’s Council and Party Central Committee member, Nguyễn Xuân Anh, has been found to ‘hold the main responsibility’ for multiple violations by the People’s Council Standing Committee during the 2015-20 tenure, the Central Inspection Commission said yesterday in a report following a four-day meeting. Tiếp tục đọc “Đà Nẵng People’s Council member responsible for violations: report”

Half of industrial clusters in Hà Nội lack waste treatment plant

vietnamnews Update: September, 19/2017 – 15:14

Untreated waste water from the Triều Khúc Village, which specialises in recycling plastic in Thanh Trì District’s Tân Triều Commune, is discharged directly into the ponds and canals, polluting the water sources and emitting a foul smell. – VNA/VNS Photo Minh Nghĩa

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — As many as 19 of the 43 industrial clusters in the capital city of Hà Nội do not have waste water treatment plants, an inspection by the municipal People’s Council has found. Tiếp tục đọc “Half of industrial clusters in Hà Nội lack waste treatment plant”

Quảng Trị residents block seafood smells

vietnamnews Update: September, 19/2017 – 15:50

Residents in central Quảng Trị Province’s Triệu An Commune use a steel net to block trucks carrying seafood to a seafood processing company. – Photo dantri.com.vn
Viet Nam News QUẢNG TRỊ — Residents in central Quảng Trị Province’s Triệu An Commune have used steel net to block trucks carrying seafood to a local seafood processing company.

The action is a protest against pollution and horrible smells coming from the company’s premises, the online Dân trí newspaper reported. Tiếp tục đọc “Quảng Trị residents block seafood smells”

Fishermen ‘kept like slaves’ in Taiwan

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According to rights groups, exploitation of migrant workers is frequently reported in Taiwan, where around 600,000 foreigners are hired as caregivers, fishermen, construction and factory workers. (Photo: AFP/Sam Yeh)

TAIPEI: A group of foreign fishermen in Taiwan were locked in tiny windowless rooms around the clock to stop them escaping while not at sea, prosecutors said in the island’s latest abuse case involving migrant workers. Tiếp tục đọc “Fishermen ‘kept like slaves’ in Taiwan”