VietNamNet Bridge – Two companies in the southeastern province of Dong Nai, AB Mauri Ltd. Co and Kim Phong Commercial Production Investment JSC, have been suspended from operations for polluting the environment, said the provincial People's Committee on Wednesday.

The two businesses were requested to address the consequences of their polluting operations by the end of 2011 and the end of January, 2012, respectively.

The decision to suspend the companies was announced by the committee to local police and residents on Wednesday.

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