formosa ha tinh runs falsely registered waste treatment technology

Formosa Ha Tinh runs falsely registered waste treatment technology

Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co., Ltd. (HFS), the operator of the notorious $10.5 billion steel and port complex in the central province of Ha Tinh, has been detected to arbitrarily use inadequate waste treatment technology, discharging various harmful chemicals, instead of the environmentally friendly technology as it initially registered.
businesses learn lessons from formosa scandal

Businesses learn lessons from Formosa scandal

The biggest environmental scandal ever in Vietnam by Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Corporation has caused foreign firms doing business here to be more concerned with regards to environmental protection issues.
vietnam to ask formosa to change technology in wake of fish death scandal

Vietnam to ask Formosa to change technology in wake of fish death scandal

Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group must replace the current technology at its Vietnamese steel making plant, which was responsible for killing dozens of metric tons of fish, Vietnam’s science ministry said on Tuesday.
super typhoon barrels towards taiwan

Super typhoon barrels towards Taiwan

TAIPEI: Taiwanese were Wednesday (Jul 6) told to brace for extreme winds and lashing rains as the first typhoon of the season bore down on the island.
taiwanese machine tools promoted at mta vietnam 2016

Taiwanese machine tools promoted at MTA Vietnam 2016

Taiwan Machine Tool Product Launch was a resounding success on the first day of the 14th International Precision Engineering, Machine Tools and Metalworking Exhibition and Conference (MTA Vietnam 2016) on July 5 at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre.
formosa fined for fish deaths

Formosa fined for fish deaths

The culprit of the biggest environmental scandal in Vietnam, Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Corp, which operates a $10.5 billion steel and port complex in the central province of Ha Tinh’s Vung Ang Economic Zone, has to pay $500 million for its violations but will not face criminal charges.
ha tinh greenlights 25 billion taiwanese project

Ha Tinh greenlights $2.5 billion Taiwanese project

The Ha Tinh People’s Committee has agreed in principal to license Taiwanese Wei Yu Engineering Company to develop an agricultural and a wharf construction project in the central province’s Vung Ang Economic Zone with the total investment capital of $2.5 billion, according to newswire Vnexpress.vn.
binh duong welcomes 760 million garment and textile project

Binh Duong welcomes $760 million garment and textile project

Taiwan’s Polytex Far Eastern Vietnam Company has announced plans to develop a textile dyeing and chemical fibre factory with a total capital of $760 million in  the southern province of Binh Duong’s Bau Bang industrial zone (IZ).
two day strike at formosa ends with compromise

Two-day strike at Formosa ends with compromise

On June 13, two-third of 1,000 workers in Taiwan’s Formosa Textile Industry Co., Ltd. in Tan Thanh district of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau returned to work when the company’s management board finally acquiesced to almost all of the striking workers’ proposals.
quang ngai giving up on guang lian steel dung quat project

Quang Ngai giving up on Guang Lian Steel-Dung Quat project

The Quang Ngai People’s Committee resolutely proposed the government to end the long-delayed Guang Lian Steel-Dung Quat project, despite the investor Guang Lian Steel Viet Nam Co., Ltd.’s-a joint venture between Taiwanese enterprises Tycoons and E-United Group - proposal to restart the construction.
vietnamese steel unit of taiwans formosa under scrutiny

Vietnamese steel unit of Taiwan’s Formosa under scrutiny

The steel unit of Taiwan's Formosa Plastics Group in the north-central Vietnamese province of Ha Tinh has been placed under close scrutiny from anti-transfer pricing and tax evasion agencies, following a number of repeated tax violations.
foxconn acquires microsofts smartphone facility

Foxconn acquires Microsoft’s smartphone facility

After years of feeble attempts, Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest electronic component manufacturer, advanced its investment commitment in Vietnam by acquiring Microsoft’s smartphone factory in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
ly wins more gold at taiwan athletics open

Ly wins more gold at Taiwan Athletics Open

Vietnam grabbed one gold, one silver and two bronze medals yesterday at the Taiwan Athletics Open.
taiwanese textile producer gets hefty fine for illegal discharge

Taiwanese textile producer gets hefty fine for illegal discharge

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a fine of VND637 million ($28,423) on Taiwanese textile producer MeiSheng Textile Vietnam Company (MeiSheng)  in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, due to its discharging untreated wastewater into a local lake, according to local newswire.
taiwans htc banks on new phone virtual reality as sales plunge

Taiwan's HTC banks on new phone, virtual reality as sales plunge

"We are actually quite hopeful that the HTC 10 will bring back the momentum," HTC's chief financial officer Chialin Chang said.