Observers and activists in Vietnam are concerned about a fine against a foreign-owned steel factory for polluting ocean waters along the coast. The observers and activists say the record pollution fine would not pay all victims of the environmental disaster. They also say it does not send a strong enough warning to other export manufacturers. The steel factory, Formosa Ha Tinh, was accused of letting toxic waste pollute the ocean in April. The pollution caused 80 tons of fish to wash up on coastal beaches. In June, the government fined the Taiwanese-financed steel plant $500 million for fish deaths along 200 kilometers of a coastline southeast of Hanoi. That is believed to be the largest fine ever against a company in Vietnam. The plant apologized and agreed to clean up the wastewater system. But people familiar with the issue say the fine cannot cover the continued losses to fishermen, seaside businesses and local people.
Title: Fine Feared Too Small for Dead Fish Damage in Vietnam
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1282/fishing_fine.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Fine Feared Too Small for Dead Fish Damage in Vietnam' data-article-id='1791'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13750'>Observers and activists in Vietnam are concerned about a fine against a foreign-owned steel factory for polluting ocean waters along the coast.</span> <span data-start-time='13750' data-end-time='24646'>The observers and activists say the record pollution fine would not pay all victims of the environmental disaster.</span> <span data-start-time='24646' data-end-time='33833'>They also say it does not send a strong enough warning to other export manufacturers.</span> <span data-start-time='33833' data-end-time='45167'>The steel factory, Formosa Ha Tinh, was accused of letting toxic waste pollute the ocean in April.</span> <span data-start-time='45167' data-end-time='53208'>The pollution caused 80 tons of fish to wash up on coastal beaches.</span> <span data-start-time='53208' data-end-time='71833'>In June, the government fined the Taiwanese-financed steel plant $500 million for fish deaths along 200 kilometers of a coastline southeast of Hanoi.</span> <span data-start-time='71833' data-end-time='79583'>That is believed to be the largest fine ever against a company in Vietnam.</span> <span data-start-time='79583' data-end-time='86104'>The plant apologized and agreed to clean up the wastewater system.</span> <span data-start-time='86104' data-end-time='99458'>But people familiar with the issue say the fine cannot cover the continued losses to fishermen, seaside businesses and local people.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1282/fishing_fine.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6949 data-hint-location='33833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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