July 7, 2011
The Red River Delta has critical levels of toxic arsenic experts said at a Wednesday conference in Hanoi. Â Research presented at the conference showed arsenic poisoning from naturally occurring arsenic compounds in underground water in many places around the country, especially the Red River Delta provinces of Ha Nam, Hung Yen, Nam Dinh, [...]
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June 4, 2011
The taro jellies suspected to contain cancer-causing substances are made by the Taiwanese-invested New Choice Foods Ltd., based in Binh Duong Province. Vietnam has recalled 3,582 packages of taro jellies from shelves following fears they were contaminated with the industrial chemical DEHP used mainly in the plastics industry. Authorities have also ordered distributors to recall other 3,688 [...]
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May 4, 2011
Twelve kinds of common food in Hanoi are contaminated with lead, the National Institute of Nutrition said last week after a one-year study. The research conducted between March 2009 and March 2010 at four major districts in Hanoi showed that 12 tainted kinds of food include water morning glory, rice, pork, beef, chicken, shrimp, oranges, mandarins, [...]
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January 22, 2010
At least 80 percent of melon seeds and chili powder samples taken across Vietnam have tested positive for Rhodamine B, a harmful dye suspected of being carcinogenic, an food analysis expert said Monday. Tests on 50 food samples taken by the Central Food Testing Institute over last month and those sent by Hue, Hanoi and [...]
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January 16, 2010
Pollution in Vietnam’s rural areas is on the rise, negatively impacting the environment and local inhabitants. The term “craft village” loosely describes small townships in the Vietnamese countryside with specialised trades and industries. The village might produce foodstuffs, fabrics, pottery, handicrafts or garments. Normally, alongside agricultural production, this industry will be a crucial part of [...]
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November 23, 2009
International and domestic delegates gathered on November 19 in Quang Tri to find ways of minimising accidents caused by post-war bombs and landmines in central provinces. LookAtVietnam – International and domestic delegates gathered on November 19 in central Quang Tri Province to find ways of minimising accidents caused by post-war bombs and landmines and boosting [...]
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November 22, 2009
14-year-old Hoang Thi Thien had her right eye, chest, abdomen, and legs injured after a war-time bomb exploded in Quang Tri There is no peace for those who live in one of the worldâs most heavily-bombed areas. Nguyen Van Troi slept through the afternoon, not common practice for a farmer who usually tends fields all [...]
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October 10, 2009
An official from Agent Orange victims’ Association of Da Nang looks over a wall surrounding an area believed to be contaminated with dioxin inside a former US airbase. Mai Khai contentedly grows his potatoes and melons smack up against an old brick wall surrounding a former US airbase in Vietnam which experts say remains highly [...]
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September 10, 2009
The site of a bomb blast Tuesday that killed a boy and injured his father in Ha Tinh Province.LookAtVietnam – A boy was killed and his father seriously injured Tuesday when a bomb exploded near them as they dug a pond in Ha Tinh Province. The explosion threw the 15-year-old Dinh Huu Hoang five meters [...]
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September 9, 2009
The site of a bomb blast Tuesday that killed a boy and injured his father in Ha Tinh Province A boy was killed and his father seriously injured Tuesday when a bomb exploded near them as they dug a pond in Ha Tinh Province. The explosion threw the 15-year-old Dinh Huu Hoang five meters away. [...]
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