mh17 wreckage removal starts in east ukraine

MH17 wreckage removal starts in east Ukraine

A crew from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic - the pro-Moscow separatists who hold the territory - supervised by Dutch experts used metal saws to cut up the wreckage before it was lifted on to trucks at the remote crash site.
heavy metals poisoning dong nai environment

Heavy metals poisoning Dong Nai environment

Heavy metals in the soil, including lead and zinc, threaten the land environment around industrial zones in Dong Nai province.
scrap imports need stricter regulation

Scrap imports need stricter regulation

While local experts are arguing over whether Vietnam should ban or continue allowing the import of scrap metal in the draft amendments to the Law on Environmental Protection expected to be adopted next month, Tomisaka Ryuji, a Japan International Co-operation Agency expert working at Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, provides some words of wisdom.
crowds queue to buy gold on god of wealth day

Crowds queue to buy gold on God of Wealth Day

Gold retail trading surged sharply as many seekers of good fortune queued in long lines outside local shops to buy the precious metal on the God of Wealth Day [Feb. 9, the tenth day of the Lunar New Year].
hoa sen gears up for 1 billion revenue goal

Hoa Sen gears up for $1 billion revenue goal

Vietnam’s HoaSen Group, named the best managed company in Asia in the metals and mining sector for 2014 by Euromoney magazine, will inaugurate a new iron sheet production line on February 15.
euromoney names hoa sen best managed metals group in asia

Euromoney names Hoa Sen best managed metals group in Asia

Leading international finance publication Euromoney has picked Vietnam’s Hoa Sen Group as the best managed company in Asia in the metals and mining sector for 2014.
ns bluescopes stainless reputation

NS BlueScope’s stainless reputation

Forged through a partnership between Japan’s Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation and Australia’s BlueScope Steel Limited, and with 20 years of operations in the Vietnamese market, NS BlueScope Vietnam has developed a reputation as a global steel industry brand.
steel consumption seen growing 3 5 in 2014

Steel consumption seen growing 3-5% in 2014

As industries with big demands for steel such as shipbuilding, auto, mechanical engineering and construction will not prosper in 2014 as predicted, next year’s total steel sales will be only 12.2-12.5 million tons, a year-on-year rise of 3-5% only, said Pham Chi Cuong, chairman of the Vietnam Foundry & Metallurgy- Science and Technology Association.
metallica rocks antarctica

Metallica rocks Antarctica

US heavy metal band Metallica can now say it has performed on every continent after giving a rare concert in Antarctica to about 100 spectators wearing headphones.
arcelormittal nippon steel buy thyssenkrupp us factory

ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel buy ThyssenKrupp US factory

Steel manufacturing giant ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumimoto Metal said in a statement they agreed to buy a US steel plant owned by German firm ThyssenKrupp for $1.55 billion.
crown opens new can factory in vietnam

Crown opens new can factory in Vietnam

The US’ Crown Holdings, a leading supplier of metal packaging products worldwide, officially launched a production facility in central coastal Danang on October 30.
heavy metal band metallica gets antarctica gig

Heavy metal band Metallica gets Antarctica gig

Metallica has announced it will perform in Antarctica for the first time, in a rare gig that won't be amplified.
masan germanys hc starck to form vietnam tungsten chemical firm

Masan, Germany’s H.C. Starck to form Vietnam tungsten chemical firm

H.C. Starck, a leading worldwide manufacturer of technology Metals, and Vietnam’s Masan Group’s Nui Phao Mining Company have signed agreements to establish a joint venture to make tungsten chemicals in the country.
india imposes new gold import curbs to ease deficit

India imposes new gold import curbs to ease deficit

India, the world's biggest gold-buying nation, has slapped fresh curbs on imports of the precious metal in a bid to curb a record current account deficit.
spanish bus careens off road kills nine

Spanish bus careens off road, kills nine

A bus carrying more than 30 passengers careened off a highway in central Spain and ploughed into a metal safety barrier on Monday, killing nine people in an impact that blew out windows and tore away one side of the vehicle.