July 18, 2016
ASIA / PACIFIC
Cambodia says visitors to Angkor
temples must dress properly
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) —
Visitors who dress immodestly will
not be allowed to enter Cambodia’s
famed Angkor temple complex, the
agency that oversees the site has
said.
Long Kosal, a spokesman for
Apsara Authority, which oversees the
archaeological complex, said begin-
ning August 4, local and foreign
tourists will be required to wear
pants or skirts below the knees and
shirts that cover their shoulders.
Those not dressed appropriately will
be required to change their clothes
before being allowed to enter the tem-
ple site in northwestern Cambodia.
Long Kosal said the ban was imple-
mented because “Wearing revealing
clothes disrespects the temple’s
sanctity.”
He said his organization advised
tour agencies, hotels, and airport
officials last December that all
foreign visitors should be aware of
what type of clothes they should wear
when they visit.
Illustrations of what is considered
inappropriate clothing and behavior
are posted on the organization’s
website, an English version of which
is still under construction.
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APPROPRIATE ATTIRE ONLY. Tourists walk near Banteay Srey temple at the Angkor
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2016 file photo. Visitors who dress immodestly will not be allowed to enter Cambodia’s famed Ang-
kor temple complex, the agency that oversees the site has said. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)
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TOXIC EFFLUENT. Dead fish are seen on the shore in Quang Trach district, Quang Binh
province, Vietnam. Vietnam’s government has announced that Taiwan’s Formosa Ha Tinh Steel
Corp. was responsible for an estimated 70 tons of dead fish that began washing ashore along more
than 125 miles of coastline in four central provinces in early April. The company has pledged to pay
$500 million in compensation. (Chi Nam via AP)
environmental
disaster
which abuse of the incident to stir unrest.
“Our position is that we respect the
seriously affected the livelihood,
production, and jobs of the people and legitimate anger of the people. We,
however, will not accept the abuse of
the sea environment,” he said.
Cheng also pledged to resolve the that anger to instigate the sabotage of
shortcomings of the waste treatment the (Communist) Party and govern-
facility to ensure there would be no ment.”
Tuan said law enforcement
repeat.
The pollution has badly affected agencies will consider whether to
fisheries and tourism in the four launch a criminal investigation into
affected provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang the incident.
Deputy minister of Planning and
Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien
Investment Dang Duy Dong told the
Hue.
It also sparked protests in Hanoi, news conference that the government
Ho Chi Minh City, and Ha Tinh. The wants to attract foreign investment
protesters were swiftly dispersed by that is technologically advanced and
authorities and many were briefly friendly to the environment, and will
not lure investment at any price.
detained.
“We will not trade the environment
Minister of Information and
Communications Truong Minh Tuan for foreign direct investment,” he
said authorities will not tolerate said.
Wanda to organize China Cup to improve national team
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese real
estate, entertainment, and sports
conglomerate Wanda says it will host
an annual “China Cup” tournament
which will begin next year and
feature four national teams.
Wanda said it reached an agree-
ment with Fédération Internationale
de Football Association (FIFA),
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ANOI, Vietnam — Viet-
nam’s government has an-
nounced that a Taiwanese-
owned steel plant was responsible for
massive fish deaths along the central
Vietnamese coast and said it has
pledged to pay $500 million in
compensation.
The head of the Government Office,
minister Mai Tien Dung, told a news
conference that the subsidiary of
Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group
was responsible for an estimated 70
tons of dead fish that began washing
ashore along more than 125 miles of
coastline in four central provinces in
early April.
Dung said the subsidiary, Formosa
Ha Tinh Steel Corp., located in the
Vung Anh economic zone in Ha Tinh
province, has agreed to pay $500
million to compensate affected
people, clean up the environment,
and help fishermen find new jobs.
The $10.6 billion steel complex,
which includes a steel plant, a power
plant, and a deep sea port, has been
conducting test operations. Dung
said problems during the test run
caused wastewater to be discharged
into the sea containing toxins such as
phenol and cyanide that exceeded
allowable limits.
The company’s chairman, Chen
Yuan Cheng, apologized in a video
shown at the news conference.
“Our company takes full responsi-
bility and sincerely apologizes to the
Vietnamese people ... for causing the
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soccer’s world governing body, for the
China Cup to be an officially
recognized tournament — meaning
results would count toward the FIFA
rankings. Wanda said it would invite
“first-class national teams from
Europe and the Americas,” so that
the Chinese team would learn from
playing against high-quality opposi-
tion.
Under President Xi Jinping’s
direction, China’s entrepreneurs and
public sector have been investing
heavily in the domestic league in a bid
to strengthen the national team,
which is currently 81st in FIFA
rankings and widely derided by the
soccer-loving public.
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