Change.org Petition: Justice for Vietnamese Fishermen

Please sign the petition to support Formosa Toxic Spill Victims: https://chng.it/SpQhh6mnpM The Formosa toxic spill that occurred in Central Vietnam in 2016 is one of the worst environmental disasters that struck Vietnam ever.  The Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, a subsidiary of the Taiwanese firm Formosa Plastics, admitted responsibility for the release of toxic chemicals and…

Vietnamese activist who protested toxic spill freed after 5 years

Oai said his five-year sentence was in injustice.

“Look at the two charges. ‘Disobedience of court verdict,’ and ‘resisting officers on official duty.’ I realize they did a lot on my case, from creating false files, forging signatures, to try to prove I did all the things they accused me of,” he said.

Oai said that at the time of his arrest, police thought he had played a pivotal role in organizing the protests against Formosa.

The 5 reasons the Vung Ang 2 coal power plant is a financial and environmental disaster

August 7, 2020 – By Market Forces: Vung Ang 2 is a controversial  2 x 600MW coal-fired power station planned in Central Vietnam. The three major Japanese banks, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Mizuho Financial Group as well as Japan’s export credit bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), are currently…