Concerns over chemical run-off from heavily polluting Chinese-owned banana plantations led to orders forbidding new concessions, though many farms still operate under contracts valid for several more years.
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Fifty Years After, A Daunting Cleanup of Vietnam’s Toxic Legacy
From 1962 to 1971, the American military sprayed vast areas of Vietnam with Agent Orange, leaving dioxin contamination that has severely affected the health of three generations of Vietnamese.
Sino Great Wall: Crashing out on the belt and road
A Chinese firm involved in a planned US$2.5 billion redevelopment of Yangon Central Railway Station appears on the brink of collapse, with creditors launching legal action to recover loans made to the company.
Report predicts Vietnam poised for renewables boom
The study from analytics firm GlobalData predicts a a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.4 per cent for currently untapped non-hydropower renewables in the country, which it attributes to a change in government policies.