$59 million metro line 3 in Ha Noi gets nod; Hydropower plants accountable for damages to residents; Carbon-di-oxide inhalation kills worker in Ha Noi factory; Road, railway violation regulations drop penalty levels

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has tapped over 90% of the hydropower potential for economic development, which has left adverse impacts on the people’s livelihood, especially in terms of deforestation and safety,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists have warned that Vietnam’s public debts would be no longer within the safety line after 2015, when it has to reserve 1/3 of the annual budget to pay debts.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of hydropower projects, including Dong Nai 6 and 6A, the two projects had caused many mixed opinions about the environmental impacts, will be removed from the national hydropower development plan.

 VietNamNet Bridge - If anyone ever visits Thac Ba Lake, they will surely not forget the rustic, charming and quite natural beauty of a man-made lake.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have warned that Vietnam may become the place for foreign investors to export backward petrochemical technologies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government has requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to check the plan on developing hydropower plants and exclude the Dong Nai 6 and Dong Nai 6A from the plan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Just within two months, the Gia Lai province has released the decisions to revoke the licenses granted before to 13 hydropower plant projects because the projects are believed to have negative impacts on the environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many hydroelectric power projects in the Central Highlands are believed to cause adverse effects on the environment while the management is too loose.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Under the direction of the Prime Minister, the central province of Quang Nam is considering to remove and suspend 20 hydropower projects.

Deputy Chief of the National Assembly delegation of Da Nang - Huynh Nghia – has confirmed to report to the National Assembly the issue related to Dak Mi4 hydropower plant, which did not discharge water to save the downstream region from drought.

The situation of quakes in Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant is being surveyed by two Vietnamese and Japanese consulting firms. After obtaining the results, the Government will decide whether this hydropower is allowed to store water or not.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The upper reaches of the Mekong River are now seeing the operation of 100 out of 300 hydropower projects, which scientists warn of a threat to the Mekong Delta.

Many households in Quang Ngai and Quang Nam have sold their cattle and gold to spend because of the rumors about the "doomsday." The local authorities have conducted investigations to find out who spread the rumors.

The earthquakes in Song Tranh 2 hydropower area, the collapse of Dak Mek 3 dam or the dam of Dakrong 3 hydropower plant bursting after rains... have made the public extremely upset about the hydropower sector in 2012.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Many investors have run away from the area around the Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant, where quakes occurred continuously in the recent time, said Mr. Dang Phong, Chairman of Bac Tra My.