Sugar processor compensates farmer

HAU GIANG — Phung Hiep Sugar-Cane Factory has compensated Nguyen Thanh Hung, a local fish farmer, VND20 million (US$960) after about 100 tonnes of sugar syrup overflowed into a local river, killing 40,000 penned tra fish.

The incident, in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta's Hau Giang Province, occurred when a tank ruptured late last month.

The provincial Environment Department ordered the factory to rectify the problem. — VNS