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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has raised concerns over the controversial Thạch Khê Iron Ore Mine in central Hà Tĩnh Province, saying the mine should not restart operations due to environmental risks.
Two schoolboys drowned while swimming in the sea in central Hà Tĩnh Province on Monday afternoon.
So far, the province is home to 740 projects, capitalised at $4.38 billion. Of them, 69 were financed by foreign investors from 15 countries and territories with capital totaling more than $11.63 billion.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has directed the four central provinces devastated by Formosa’s discharge of toxic waste to test sea water at 19 beaches every two weeks.
The sea in the central provinces, which suffered terrible pollution from the Formosa Steel Company, has been gradually improved and index of iron, phenol and ammonia substances have returned to safe levels.
Authorities in the central Quảng Trị Province are seeking ways to create new livelihood for locals living in the coastal communes where affected by Formosa pollution since April this year.
Dozen of tonnes of waste, allegedly discharged by Hưng Nghiệp Formosa Hà Tĩnh Steel Company, were discovered buried in a landfill in central Hà Tĩnh Province’s Thiên Cầm Town in Cẩm Xuyên District.