6.4 trln in compensation for victims of marine environment incident
After 2 years actively implementing measures to overcome the marine environment incident, seawater quality and the marine environment has been restored.
Four central provinces affected by the Formosa-related marine environment incident,Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quảng Tri and Thua Thien-Hue, have basically completed compensation payment for local victims.
Compensation for households affected by the marine incident that occurred in the central coastal provinces last year must be completed by the late November, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh said.
Support for people affected by the marine environment incident in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue in early 2016 will be expanded under a recent decision by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The central province of Ha Tinh has supported more than 60,800 residents affected by the Formosa-related marine environment incident, with total funding of more than 1.74 trillion VND (76.56 million USD).
A working delegation of the government led by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on May 16 visited Cam Xuyen and Ky Anh districts of the central province of Ha Tinh, which were affected by the Formosa-related marine environmental incident.
(Source: VNA) 
