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8476. January 5, 2010 | The Nation
Suspected gas poisoning kills 15 at China steel plants, China
Beijing - Suspected gas poisoning accidents killed 15 people at two steel plants in northern China, the government said Tuesday, highlighting the nation's concerns over work safety...
8477. January 4, 2010 | BBC
China water warning as oil spill hits Yellow River, China
Pollution from a broken oil pipeline in northern China has now reached one of the country's major water sources - the Yellow River, state media say...
8478. January 2, 2010 | The Nation
Gas leak in Ratchaburi factory, Thailand
Ammonia gas leaking from a fruit processing factory in Ratchaburi's Photharam district early yesterday morning caused panic among nearby residents and sent two girls to hospital with breathing problems...
8479. December 25, 2009 | Thanh Nien Daily
Forbidden chemicals in found in HCMC children’s rice gruel, Vietnam
Four samples taken from two common rice porridge brands targeting children in Ho Chi Minh City have been found containing an illegal chemical, local health department said on Monday...
8480. December 21, 2009 | Thanh Nien Daily
Power plant blames high treatment fees for toxic waste burial, Vietanm
Ho Chi Minh City-based Hiep Phuoc Power Plant on Thursday admitted burying untreated toxic waste over the past two years...
8481. December 20, 2009 | The Nation
Govt to compensate victims of gas leak, Saraburi, Thailand
The government will pay compensation to the family of the engineer killed by a sulphur gas leak at a textile plant in Nong Khae district on Friday night, as well as to the four sickened workers...
8482. December 13, 2009 | The Nation
50 students hospitalized following ammonia leakage in Khon Kaen, Thailand
Khon Kaen - Some 50 students who were attending a scout camp were hospitalized early Sunday after they inhaled ammonia leaked from an adjacent ice making shop...