Vietnam’s environment ministry on Wednesday confirmed that Formosa Ha Tinh had finally met national standards on sewage, three years after causing the country's biggest environmental crisis ever.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on Monday called on continued close supervision on the operation of the Taiwan-invested steel company – Formosa Ha Tinh – to avoid any violations.

Mass fish deaths in the central region. Environmental accidents in many localities. Despite these events, people do not receive support from local authorities, though they must pay many environment taxes and fees.

VietNamNet Bridge - The decision by the government's taxation body to force Unilever Vietnam to pay tax arrears without imposing a fine has raised controversy.

VietNamNet Bridge - While some scientists believe Japanese sea mud treatment technology would help clean the central coast, others think it is unsuited to Vietnam’s conditions.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government convened its regular monthly meeting on August 30 with an agenda focusing on institutions building and reviewing the implementation of socio-economic tasks in August and the year’s first eight months.

VietNamNet Bridge - Formosa Ha Tinh, a Taiwanese-invested enterprise in Vung Ang Economic Zone (EZ), has equipped its security guards with speed guns and told them to fine speeding drivers in its project area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Singaporean company - Freight Links Capital Pte., Ltd - has proposed to build a port for vessels of up to 50,000 DWT in the Vung Ang port in Ha Tinh province, in central Vietnam.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to maintain an investment term of 70 years for the Taiwan-invested Formosa project in the central province of Ha Tinh.