30000 beer bottles spark german highway chaos

30,000 beer bottles spark German highway chaos

BERLIN: Around 30,000 bottles of beer scattered across a German highway after a truck accident on Wednesday (Oct 25), snarling traffic and sparking a sudsy clean-up operation.
da nang airport land returned

Đà Nẵng Airport land returned

Over 12.7ha of remediated land at the Đà Nẵng International Airport, part of a major Agent Orange clean-up project, will be returned to the Ministry of Transport under an agreement signed on Wednesday.
officials to be disciplined if sidewalks are encroached upon again

Officials to be disciplined if sidewalks are encroached upon again

 In a move to sustain its sweeping "sidewalk clean-up" campaign, the capital city’s leader said the head of each local division will be held accountable if public space violations reoccur.
bangkok to ban street food stalls in clean up crusade

Bangkok to ban street food stalls in clean-up crusade

BANGKOK: Street food stalls will be banned from all of Bangkok's main roads under a clean-up crusade, a city hall official said Tuesday (Apr 18), prompting outcry and anguish in a food-obsessed capital famed for its spicy roadside cuisine.
vietnam us launch danang dioxin clean up

Vietnam, US launch Danang dioxin clean-up

HANOI: Vietnam and the United States on Tuesday (Oct 18) launched the second phase of a dioxin clean-up in Danang, where millions of litres of Agent Orange were stored during the war between the former enemies.
turkey ruling party orders clean up after coup attempt

Turkey ruling party 'orders clean-up' after coup attempt

Turkey's ruling party on Friday (Aug 5) ordered a purge from its ranks of supporters of US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, accused of plotting last month's failed coup.
ho chi minh city to relocate 5800 more households for canal clean up

Ho Chi Minh City to relocate 5,800 more households for canal clean-up

Around 5,800 households along canals in Ho Chi Minh City are expected to be relocated in advance of a major aquatic environment improvement project.
chile begins volcano clean up under eruption threat

Chile begins volcano clean-up under eruption threat

Residents whose homes were buried under mounds of stinking volcanic ash in southern Chile began the painstaking clean-up on Sunday, under the threat of more eruptions from the volatile Calbuco volcano.
tepco warns more cuts needed to stay afloat

TEPCO warns more cuts needed to stay afloat

Tokyo Electric Power said Monday it must cut $1.1 billion more in annual costs to stay afloat as the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant faces huge compensation and clean-up costs.
dhl marks global volunteer day with school clean up

DHL marks Global Volunteer Day with school clean-up

Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading postal and logistics group, last week marked Global Volunteer Day 2012 in Vietnam with 441 employees, taking part in school clean-ups in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
flood fears ease in australia as clean up begins

Flood fears ease in Australia as clean-up begins

Fears eased Tuesday that a swollen river would breach its banks in the Australian state of as in other areas began a huge clean-up after floods wrecked havoc.
bp gets 250mn from gulf of mexico subcontractor

BP gets $250mn from Gulf of Mexico subcontractor

said on Friday it will receive $250 million (192 million euros) from a subcontractor on the Gulf of Mexico oil well which blew out last year, using the money to cover its massive clean-up costs.