April 7, 2017
Formosa Vietnam steel mill meets conditions for test runs a year after spill
Reuters, April 6, 2017 Formosa Plastics Corp’s steel mill in Vietnam has met environment ministry conditions to start test runs, state television said on Wednesday, a year after a toxic spill from the plant caused the country’s worst environmental disaster. State-run Vietnam television VTV said the ministry announced the conclusion after a three-day inspection visit […]
April 7, 2017
Vietnam Announces Arrest of Blogger Covering News about Formosa after Three-Month Incommunicado Detention
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Van Hoa (Ky Anh)
by Defend the Defenders, April 6, 2017 On April 6, Vietnam’s authorities announced the arrest of blogger Nguyen Van Hoa, a blogger who has covered news related to the illegal discharge of toxic industrial waste of the Taiwanese Formosa steel plant in the central province of Ha Tinh. Hoa, who was arrested on January 11, […]