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Social Highlights for November 21

 $59 million metro line 3 in Ha Noi gets nod; Hydropower plants accountable for damages to residents; Carbon-di-oxide inhalation kills worker in Ha Noi factory; Road, railway violation regulations drop penalty levels

Mekong nations share climate fight

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some economic benefits from co-operation among countries within the Greater Mekong sub-region could be damaged by the effects of climate change.

Smog causes surge in heart deaths: study

 Exposure to higher levels of fine particulates -- the airborne pollution that is an emerging problem in many Asian cities -- causes a sharp rise in deaths from heart attacks,