Plans to protect Vietnam's Thi Vai River
Updated
A recent meeting of civic leaders and environmental agencies in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has declared that the Thi Vai river would not be sacrificed to economic growth.
Pollution in the river, near the city, formerly known as Saigon, has reached such critical levels that Japanese ships are refusing to dock in the port for fear it will corrode their hulls. Part of the blame has been levelled at Taiwanese company, Vedan, for dumping chemical waste in the river... indeed, it's been fined 12 times over a 14-year period, for breaking environmental laws.
Presenter: Tito Ambyo
Speakers: Tran Van Hoa, Professorial Fellow, Victoria University, Melbourne; Aviva Imhof, Campaign Director, International Rivers
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