Illegal Vietnamese immigrants arrested in France

12 illegal immigrants from Vietnam have been arrested at the French port of Calais while attempting to enter Great Britain through the Channel Tunnel, the Belfast Telegraph reported.

On July 16, police officers from the UK Border Agency together with sniffer dogs found six Vietnamese inside a Holland-registered car which was transporting goods to Scotland.

Five days later, another group of six illegal immigrants from Vietnam were found in a truck carrying garbage. The truck was being driven by a Polish man and was heading to a depot in Coventry, West Midlands.

All of the illegal immigrants were handed over to the French Border Agency and the truck’s driver would face a £2,000 fine for each illegal immigrant.

According to the newspaper, besides sniffer dogs, the British police also use heart beat detectors and carbon dioxide probes to search for illegal immigrants or criminals hiding in vehicles.

Da Nang City honors its Olympiad winners  

Tran Van Minh, Chairman of the People’s Committee in Da Nang City in the central regions of Vietnam, yesterday awarded certificates of merit to four students who won medals at the International Olympiad Competitions this year.   

All four students are 12th grade students from the Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted in Da Nang City. Hoang Le Phuong, the silver medal winner for physics at the 42nd Olympiad in Thailand, received VND25 million (US$1,190) as prize money.

Le Huu Phuoc, the bronze medal winner at the 52nd mathematics Olympiad in Thailand and Truong Thi Phuong Thao, the bronze medal winner at the 22nd biology Olympiad in Taiwan received VND20 million each.

Nguyen Phan Trung Hai, the bronze medal winner at the 12th physics Olympiad in Israel was awarded VND5 million.

Besides awarding certificates of merit to the students, Chairman Minh presented VND25 million to the teachers who had coached the students.

Provincial universities face student absence  

Local universities across many provinces in Vietnam are now worried they may not be able to meet enrollment targets as statistics of the 2011 university entrance exam results show that many students have fared poorly.   

More than 11,000 candidates appeared for the entrance exam at An Giang University in the Mekong Delta region. However, a huge majority failed and only a small minority passed even in the three most important subjects of plant science, animal breeding and aquaculture.

Da Lat University in the central highland province of Lam Dong had 885 students receive a total of 13 marks! While the university enrolment target is 3,000 students each year, this year 274 students just scraped through with the minimum pass marks.  

At Nha Trang University in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, only two students were admitted into the faculty of aquatic science, two others got through in the faculty of maritime science and only 35 were able to clear for the faculty of aquaculture.

Many local universities in the northwestern and highland regions of the country were also unable to enroll enough students.
 
VN anti-tobacco body wants prominent health warnings  

At an anti-tobacco seminar yesterday, the Vietnam Medical Association proposed more visibly prominent health warnings to appear on all cigarette packets in the country, since figures show a marked increase in smokers.  

Vietnam Medical Association (VMA) suggests that anti-tobacco health warnings containing vivid pictures, graphics and captions must cover 50 percent of the packaging space, both in front and back of each cigarette pack, to create revulsion in smokers and hopefully avert the habit.
 
VMA wants prominent warnings to appear on every cigarette pack sold in the country as figures show an increase in smokers and 40,000 Vietnamese die every year from tobacco-related diseases.

The warnings are expected to have a significant impact on public health by decreasing the number of smokers and increasing life expectancy.

The current warnings on cigarette packets only cover 30 percent of the space with a single sentence “Smoking is harmful for health”. There is no illustrated image to show the dangers of smoking and hence the message is weak and has no real impact.

40 nations across the globe are already using vivid illustrative pictures to show the evils of smoking. Thailand, for instance, has health warnings covering 50 percent of all tobacco packages.
 
Hanoi families open doors to tourists  

A non-profit tourism project is bringing foreign visitors into the homes of Hanoians.

Launched by Students in Free Enterprise of Hanoi University and Hanoi Kids last week, Home Visit has host families inviting tourists into their homes for discussions about Vietnamese history, religion, and art over pungent fish-sauce-soaked meals.   

The families explain the meanings of the various dishes to their guests, and teach them about the traditional arrangement of furniture in Vietnamese homes.

Discussions also often focus on the generational differences since many Vietnamese homes have at least three generations living under one roof.

The tours take place daily from 6-9 pm, with each group of two to eight tourists being taken from their hotels to the hosts’ homes by taxi, cyclo, motorbike or bus.

150 kg of nails collected from HCMC streets

Almost 150 kilograms of nails and sharp metal objects scattered on Ho Chi Minh City streets have been collected by voluntary groups so far this year, according to the community service arm of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

The number was given by the arm at a meeting Friday in the city to judge the effects of its ‘war’ on ‘nail traps,’ the scattering of nails and pointed objects on streets by motorbike repairers to cause flat tires and charge exorbitant fees for fixing them or selling new tires to their ‘prey.’

The groups were set up to gather those nails and pointed objects by using mobile magnetic boxes towed behind their motorbikes.

Nails and iron objects are mainly scattered on streets in District 2, 7, 9, 12 and Thu Duc District.

The scatters are now turning to aluminum and plastic nails to ‘neutralize’ the magnetic boxes, so the groups have been trying to improve their tools in order to adapt to this new gimmick.

Boat overturns, 5 missing

Five family members went missing in a boat accident Thursday afternoon in Muong Te District of the northern province of Lai Chau.

Preliminary investigation has shown Luu Hieu Dung, a 15-year-old local, steered a boat propelled by an 8-horsepower motor, carrying a family of 10 across the Da River, the most important tributary of the Red River.

The boat was swept to the swirling water areas and took turtle when the propeller was suddenly broken. The father and four children escaped safe and sound while the mother and the other four were plunged in water.

The five missing have been identified as: Vang Thi Chang (born in 1973), Lu Thi Chu (1991), Lu A Cho (2004), Lu A Dao (2008), and Chang Thi Pang (2010).

Efforts to look for the victims are being step up.

Local police have detained Dung for further investigation.

$16.5 mln earmarked for Cuc Phuong National Park

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a large-scale plan for conservative planning and sustainable development at the Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Ninh Binh Province from now to 2020.

The total cost of the plan is estimated at VND340 billion (US$16.5 million), VND137 billion of which will be sourced from the State budget, VND200 billion from investors, and the rest from residents who live around the park, the ministry said.

Under the plan, some resorts and ecotourism centers will be built in the 22,408 square meter park.

The park will be developed into three quarters, including one for administrative offices, another for ecological rehabilitation areas, and the rest for areas under strict conservation.

Net makes post office old hat

Most post offices in communes nationwide are struggling to maintain their operations as the rapid development of the internet and telephone access has taken away some of their business.

A recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications in the southern provinces of Dong Nai and Long An found that most of the offices have few customers, ineffective operations and low staff salaries.

Although post offices in developed areas will no longer be necessary in the near future and should be closed, rural areas still need them, Nguyen Thanh Hung, deputy minister of Information and Communications, said.

In disadvantaged areas, including rural areas, post offices should be kept open because they serve cultural purposes for the community, Hung was quoted as saying by the Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper.

The post offices, which also serve as small libraries for the public—containing books, newspapers and computers—depend on revenue derived from services such as fixed telephone access, money transfers and mail deliveries.

However, nearly all households now have access to fixed telephones, mobile phones and the internet, so few customers are now using post office services.

Of the 176 post offices that have operated in Long An Province, 21 have stopped operations and nearly 30 are in danger of closing.

The ministry's other surveys in the central and northern region have shown similar results at commune post offices.

Viet Nam has about 8,000 commune post offices, and more than half of them have monthly revenue of less than VND500,000 (US$23).

The ministry interviewed postal officials and employees as well as the provincial and municipal departments of Information and Telecommunications to collect data for its surveys.

This information would be used to prepare for a national online conference on commune post offices, expected to be held next month, he said.

The conference aims to find solutions for effective operations of commune post offices.

Commune post offices also take part in government projects, including one on development of rural information communication from 2011 to 2020 and a national programme on supplying information to rural, remote, border and island areas, according to the Viet Nam Post.

Bogus nuns in Cau Mau arrested

Four women impersonating Buddhist nuns in the southernmost province of Cau Mau were caught red-handed collecting cash from devotees on Thursday, VnExpress newswire reported.

One of the women, 48-year-old Tran Thi Hong, admitted to the local police that she collected VND400,000 (US$20) after she wore a nun’s robe and asked for alms in Ward 7 Market in just 3 hours.

Her accomplice Tran Thi Anh, 66, was also arrested with VND800,000 in her tin basin. A few days earlier, Anh was also detained for the same fraud and was set free after the police confiscated her tools and alms.

By the afternoon the same day, the two other members of the gang, Hoang Thi Tiet, 68, and Nguyen Ngoc Hieu, 27, were also arrested at Ward 2 Market while trying to flee.

The police seized VND2 million (US$100) in cash from these two women.

The arrests came after the local police received tips-off from the public.

Vietnam Fatherland Front helps AO victims build new houses

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee has donated VND750 million to help Agent Orange (AO) victims build 50 new houses.

President of the VFF Central Committee Huynh Dam visited and presented gifts to the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) on August 5.

Representatives of VAVA raised their concerns over AO victim’s lawsuit against US chemical companies, as well as their difficulties in dealing with policies concerning AO victims.

They highly valued the Party and State’s incentive policies for AO victims and appreciated assistance from individuals and organizations at home and abroad in helping AO victims live better lives.

Many generations of Vietnamese AO victims have been suffering horrid consequences of the toxic chemical sprayed by US troops during the war. At present, about 60 percent of AO victims’ families are living in poor conditions.

On behalf of the VFF, Mr Dam praised VAVA’s recent achievements and contributions to helping AO victims improve their daily lives. He pledged further support for the association, saying that VFF will continue coordinating with other central agencies and localities to provide better care for the victims.

Action month for AO victims launched

The Vietnam Red Cross Central Committee launched a 2011 Action Month for Agent Orange Victims on August 5, with a view to publicising the serious consequences of the toxic chemicals on human health and the environment.

The Vietnam Red Cross will hold a march themed, “Joining hands to take care of health and improve living conditions for AO victims” scheduled for the morning of August 7 at the Thong Nhat Park square in Hanoi. It is expected to draw 7,000 people.

The programmes are in response to the movement on “Actions for Agent Orange Victims in Vietnam” launched by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee. They aim to call on more joint efforts from organisations and people to assist AO victims, as well as honour collectives and individuals who made contributions to helping the victims.

During the past four years, through the Action month for AO victims, the society raised VND152.7 billion to help over 50,000 AO victims each year.

The Vietnam Red Cross Central Committee also carried out a project on helping AO victims in Central Highlands and Tay Ninh provinces for 2006-2010, with a total expense of 16.3 billion VND and expanded the project for the 2011-2015 period with a total budget of VND33 billion.

National Children Forum to convey children’s messages

The 2011 National Children Forum will take place in Hanoi from August 8-10, said the organizers at a press briefing on August 5.

The forum will provide an opportunity for 180 children, representing 24 million children nationwide, to meet and talk with leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly, and ministries as well as some other organizations on the issues of their concern.

The children participating in the event will also have a chance to go on an excursion and take part in extracurricular activities, including discussions on how to create a safe and friendly environment for children.

Discussions within the forum will focus on such issues as the danger of violence and sexual abuse, exploitation of child labour, street children, and how to prevent injuries among children.

Nguyen Huu Hai, an official from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs, said the forum will highlight the urgent issues relating to children and their needs in the context of economic change.

“Children will send messages to their parents and grandparents, underlining society’s responsibilities in protecting and taking care of children.” he said.

Hai added that during the forum, children’s messages will be channelled to relevant agencies, social organizations, policymakers, and child activists.

Tour boats banished from illegal moorings

All tour boats parked in unregulated places on Ha Long Bay must be removed before August 15, according to the city People's Committee.

The Ha Long committee's plan aims to tighten management on tour boats on the bay, and thus reduce losses caused by storm.

Tour boats which do not register their residence in Ha Long Bay must move to their registered places. Boats that have registered their residence in the bay before January 1, 2005 but are anchored in unregulated zones, must move to one of the seven regulated anchorage spots in the bay. The spots include Ba Hang, Hoa Cuong, Cua Van, Ba Ham, Cong Tau, Vong Vien and Cong Dam.

The Ha Long People's Committee also asked the Hung Thang Ward People's Committee to set up a plan of evacuation for residents in fishing villages in order to minimise losses during storms and strong winds.

Deputy chairman of the city People's Committee Vu Van Hop said that when tour boats anchor illegally, the authorities do not have a plan of financially supporting them.

"They are not registered as residence or temporary residence in the bay but carry out business here, thus their trading is illegal," he said.

In regulated anchorage places, the tour boats with license plates could be better managed. It would be safer for them, especially in changing weather, said Hop.

The tour boat owners can continue carrying out their business legally in their registered inhabitation places, he added.

However, Hoang Quang Hai, head of the Ha Long Urban Management Division, said that many tour boat owners hesitate to move.

"Trading on the bay brings them higher income than in other places," he said. As many as 619 tour boats operate on the bay.

Storm forecast not wrong, weather agency says

After some district authorities in Nghe An Province commented that the forecasts about recent storm Nock-Ten were not exact, the Central Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Center said its forecasts were not wrong.

As Nock-Ten did not bring the widespread rains or strong winds to Thanh Hoa and Nghe An Provinces as forecast by the Center, local authorities said they were skeptical about the weather bureau’s storm forecasting ability.

In its forecasts in late July the Central Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Center warned that Nock-Ten would pack winds of 87-102 kph and gusts of 117-132 kph and would bring showers and thunderstorms when it landed.

But in the two provinces, the storm only brought winds of 39-45 kph and scattered rains on June 29, local authorities said.

Leaders of several communes in Nghe An’s Quynh Luu District contacted district authorities to express their surprise.

They had taken many preventive measures to cope with the strong winds, they said, wasting money and effort.

Meanwhile, according to the center’s measurements, the storm landed with actual winds of 63-75 kph and gusts of 76-87 kph, not as weak as announced by the communes’ authorities, said Bui Minh Tang, director of the Center.

However, he said, “The scope of the impact of a storm is hard to be forecast accurately. Forecasts are exact only when a storm is just 200-300 kilometers from the shore. But if we wait until the storm comes so near to release forecasts, then it may be too late to take actions.”

“We issued the forecast with a broad impact scope so that everybody could take preventive measures,” he added.

Two senior land officials want to resign

A senior official from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources and Environment has tendered in resignation letter for the second time, a source told Tuoi Tre.

The Department deals with land and environmental issues.

This official has in the past 25 years held various positions at state agencies including senior management. This person in 2006 gained a doctoral degree in environmental management.

The reason for the resignation is that the official wants to switch to teaching and doing scientific research.

Besides, another official who is currently head of a section within the Department also wants to quit. This person too has a doctoral degree.

Dao Anh Kiet, director of the Department, said the underlying reasons are very difficult to say but could be related to low salaries and high work pressure.

Leader congratulates former President on 100th birthday

Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, member of the Party Central Committee and deputy secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Thursday visited former President of the State Council Vo Chi Cong and congratulated him on his 100th birthday (August 7).

The visit was made at the Thong Nhat Hospital where former President Cong is being treated.

Mr. Le Thanh Hai, Politburo member and secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee who is in Hanoi sent Mr. Cong a floral garland in congratulation.

On behalf of the Party Committee, the People’s Council, People’s Committee, city Fatherland Front Committee, Ms. Ha wished the former President longevity and affirmed that the Party, government and people of Ho Chi Minh City always bear deep gratitude to Mr. Cong’s contribution to the revolution and the nation.

Mr. Cong expressed his thanks to the city’s leaders and people.

Mr. Cong has been hospitalized at Thong Nhat Hospital for two months due to old age.

Despite this, he is still clear-minded and chatted happily with visitors.

Man arrested for stealing 191 gold-plated spoons

A worker was caught red-handed stealing 191 gold-plated spoons worth around VND200 million on Wednesday and was handed over to local police soon after.

According to police, Ho Dinh Tho, who was working at the Yujin Vina Company in the export processing zone Linh Trung 1 in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc district, was found hiding the spoons that he stole from his company under his shoes after work.

His alleged criminal act was discovered by the security guards in the zone.

Earlier, on July 26, the guards also nabbed another worker for stealing around 100 kilos of stainless steel that he hid in his forklift truck.

Red Cross peace-walk for ‘agent orange’ victims  

The Vietnam Red Cross Society is commemorating 50 years of the ‘Agent Orange’ tragedy in Vietnam with a peace walk for the victims, which will take place at the Independence Park and through the streets around Thien Quang Lake in Hanoi on August 7.

The theme of the peace walk is “Take care of health and improve lives of Agent Orange victims”. The walk will be attended by a minimum 5,000 people, and will also call upon organizations, businesses and individuals to donate generously to improving the lives of the unfortunate ‘Agent Orange’ victims cross the country.

The organizers of the walk will also call upon members of the public to donate 81,000ml of blood for the treatment of ‘agent orange’ or dioxin patients.
 
Poverty program must embrace migrants  

At a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 3, participants were of the view that the government’s poverty elimination program in the countries two biggest cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, must also include the interests of migrant workers.  

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have taken bold initiatives to implement the poverty elimination program by identifying the poor and impoverished households as well as migrant workers.

An Urban Poverty Survey (UPS-09) of both the cities has been prepared by the People’s committees of the two cities under a fund from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

The UPS-09 was specifically designed to address the issues of poverty in Hanoi and HCMC, focusing on collecting data on migrants, unregistered households and the registered population.

Special emphasis has been placed on the characteristics of urban poverty, types of employment and income, ownership of durable goods and the ability of people to solve day-to-day problems.  

UPS-09 was conducted in October-November 2009 in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.  The census done in 2009 showed the population of Hanoi at 3.6 million and of HCMC at 7.1 million. A total of 3,349 households and individuals in both the cities were surveyed for the report.

As per UPS-09, there are disparities in income and social status between households and individuals that have registration permits to live in the city, and those living in the city without permits and referred to as “migrants”.

UPS-09 showed that unregistered migrants are usually manual workers, as migrants are in general of lower income and poor education strata.

The literacy rate in both men and women is more or less equal.  The ratio of migrants to local residents in public schools is by far less and migrants have less exemption of school fees than local registered residents.

Migrants earn less than registered residents even though they work 10 hours more per week. They spend less on education and medical services but a lot more on lodging.

The survey shows Hanoi in a better position than Ho Chi Minh City in terms of literacy rates, education and professional achievements.

According to the survey, migrants rarely participate in socio-political activities such as youth or trade unions, associations for women or social clubs, showing their hesitancy in merging with society.

Nguyen Thang, director of the Analysis and Forecasting Centre under the Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences, says that a strategy needs to be implemented to promote sustainable urbanization encompassing migrants. In addition, Thang thinks that the government should force informal domestic and individual enterprises to register legally so as to provide migrant workers with health insurance to help in improving their status.

Slow land clearance holds up construction

Slow land clearance was the main factor behind the tardy progress of several construction projects in Ha Noi, notably the extension of National Highway No 5 and the Xuan Canh resettlement zone, according to the municipal People's Committee.

As the committee said in its official dispatch sent to the municipal People's Council, unlike agricultural land, residential property was particularly difficult to clear, for example, in Dong Anh District.

In Xuaân Canh and Dong Hoi communes, there are a total of 150 uncleared households reported to have shown a lack of co-operation. This has prevented construction work from taking place.

Fingers have been pointed at ambiguous policies regarding compensation and resettlement support that have stirred complaints and disputes among affected locals.

On the other hand, the "unco-operative" families see the situation under a different light.

"The current compensation rate of US$145/square metre lags behind market prices and therefore fails to meet these families' expectations," said Nguyen Dang Dung, the Dong Hoi construction order officer.

At the same time, resettlement support has also been limited by a new policy that restricts households from splitting in order to avoid ineligible claims.

"We can see why people refused to give up their houses," he said.

The district's People's Committee has come up with different solutions to tackle the issue.

In dealing with the remaining households, stronger action is being taken to push forward and complete land clearance.

Meanwhile, the district has also requested extra funding from the municipal People's Committee so that a compensation agreement can be reached in the near future.

On a different note, the Ha Noi People's Council has also questioned the problems arising from the projects that are affecting people's lives and activities within the area.

Construction was said to have disturbed an irrigation canal system, leading to flooding, deserted farmland and pollution.

According to local authorities, the responsibility resided fully with the project implementing bodies – in this case the Ta Ngan Project Infrastructure Management Unit, as well as the construction companies.

Dong Anh People's Committee stated that they had done their part by issuing instructions to facilitate the project but that implementation had not been carried out promptly or satisfactorily.

Land clearance has proved to be a major challenge for Ha Noi's urban planning in recent years.

Nhat Tan Bridge, Kim Lien – O Cho Dua and Nguyen Phong Sac Street are other projects that are still facing problems.

Volunteers provide services to Mekong Delta villagers

Many volunteers help sick people in their communities in the Mekong Delta province of Long An by talking to them about healthcare and food hygiene or taking them to medical clinics.

The volunteer groups in several villages, including Phuoc Lam and Phuoc Hung, are composed mostly of middle-aged people, farmers, tailors or carpenters.

"My 68-year-old mother fell in the bathroom last week and had a nose bleed," said Nguyen Thi Thien of Phuoc Lam Village.

"Upon hearing the news, a volunteer who lives near my house quickly helped me carry my mother to the village's medical station."

Volunteers received training in first aid and primary health care offered by the local Red Cross. Refresher classes for them are organised several times every year.

"We spend our free time talking with local people about ways to prevent dengue fever during the disease's peak season, which is from May to October," volunteer Nguyen Van Sau, a farmer, said.

"Medical workers are busy and they don't have time to go from house to house to talk with the people about the disease and we feel that our activities are helpful," Sau added.

Truong Ngoc Thanh, head of Phuoc Lam's medical station, said thanks to volunteers' talks to the local residents, the number of cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever had fallen, down to only five this year.

"Last summer, the volunteers rescued seven children from drowning when they played in a pond in the village," Thanh said.

Many volunteers use their own motorbikes to carry sick people to the village's medical station or to Can Giuoc District's hospital for treatment.

The motorbike that volunteer Sau Nho uses for this purpose is amicably called "a charity bike" by the local people.

The first volunteer groups were founded nearly 10 years ago with sponsorship offered by AusAID from 2000 to 2003.

After 2003, many volunteer groups had to stop operating.

But the groups in Can Giuoc District and some others in southern Soc Trang Province are still working and enlisting the help of even more volunteers than before.

Tran Thi Anh is a new member of Phuoc Hung Village's volunteer group.

"When I'm busy with activities of the group, my husband takes care of our children and cooks for the family," Anh said.

The volunteers work without salaries. But, as one said, "We are rewarded with the unforgettable experience of being a cherished member of the community."

Official prosecuted over quarry collapse

The Nghe An Police has prosecuted a local official for his responsibilities in the Len Co Quarry collapse that claimed 18 lives in April, said Colonel Dao Hong Lap, head of the local Department of Economic Criminal Investigation yesterday.

The official is Hoang Thanh Long, deputy head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment at Yen Thanh District in the north central Nghe An Province.

Long had approved an extension of the operational licence for Chin Men Ltd, the company that exploited mineral at the collapsed quarry.

Border guards nab drug trafficking ring

The Quang Tri Border Guard, in co-ordination with the Laos' Savannakhet Police, has cracked down on a trans-national drug trafficking ring.

On Thursday, the police caught two men of Laos nationality transporting 14,800 tablets of ecstasy to Viet Nam for sale. The police also confiscated a gun and five bullets.

The two men admitted buying the ecstasy in Savannakhet Province, and transported it into Viet Nam through the Lao Bao Border Gate in the central province of Quang Tri.  

Five companies fined over toxic waste

The central Da Nang City People's Committee has decided to fine five companies VND750 million ($36,000) for violating environmental regulations.

The companies, located in Son Tra District's Thuy San Industrial Park, were found discharging untreated toxic waste into the industrial park's drain system.

This is the biggest fine the local authorities have issued for violators.

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