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Tag: Water pollution

Posted inAT Finance, Vietnam

Mekong Delta pollution crisis, river turns black

by Asia Times staff May 6, 2019February 18, 2020

Severe pollution in southern Vietnam has caused water in a river in the Mekong Delta to turn black, killing fish and other marine life. Residents living near the Cai Lon River in Hau Giang Province claim that a sugar factory located by the river has been discharging untreated effluent, VN Express reported. Water in the […]

Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Sewage facilities damaged by typhoon, beaches closed

by Asia Times staff September 21, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, World

Fish eating plastic, diapers in river pose health problem

by Asia Times staff August 8, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

How the River Ganges can really be rejuvenated

by Himanshu Thakkar July 31, 2018
Posted inBangladesh, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Modi government has failed to clean Ganges despite spending billions

by Himanshu Thakkar July 30, 2018July 30, 2018
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Cleaner caught on video dumping trash into the sea

by Asia Times staff July 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Hikers slammed for swimming in High Island Reservoir

by Asia Times staff June 7, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inBhutan, India, South Asia, World

Going with the flow: Policy gaps behind Shimla water crisis

by Himanshu Thakkar June 4, 2018June 4, 2018
Posted inChina

Guangdong to levy environmental protection tax

by Asia Times staff November 29, 2017February 18, 2020

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