Vietnam beaches full of dead fish test country's new government

Chicago Tribune 5 hours ago 

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Millions of dead fish stretched out over 125 miles of central Vietnamese beaches are posing the biggest test so far for the new government. The Communist administration led by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has been criticized on social media for a lack of transparency and slow response, with thousands protesting Sunday in major cities and provincial areas. The government says it doesn't know why the wild and farmed fish were found dead on the coast of four provinces from April 6 to April 18. In a country where public protests are rare, anger over the dead fish has created a challenge for officials in how to react: While an offshoot of Taiwan's Formosa Plastics has been questioned over the incident and drew ire on social media, the government must also assure foreign companies it welcomes their business given the focus on investment to drive the economy. ...