Mestizo Uruguay has overwhelmingly become white and European (some Middle Eastern) in culture and tradition. Because of this, the term mestizo has fallen into disuse. Northern Argentina still has a predominately mestizo population, especially in the provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca, La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza, Chaco, Formosa, Corrientes, Santa Fe and Misiones, where there is also a significant population of Indigenous peoples. In Chile, from the time the Spanish soldiers with Pedro de Valdivia entered northern Chile, a process of 'mestizaje' began where white Spaniards began to mate with the local bellicose Mapuche population of Amerindians
Formosa Plastics Corp Group. In April 2016, Formosa was blamed by numerous protesters and media outlets for mass fish deaths in four provinces of Vietnam since April 6. On 30 June 2016, the Vietnamese government officially concluded that the local Formosa affiliate steel plant was responsible for the marine ecological disaster. Formosa agreed to pay compensation of 500 Million US$ and publicly apologized for the disaster. There are, however, rumors that the apology was issued under coercion from the Vietnamese government. Formosa Plastics Corp Formosa Plastics Corporation () () is a Taiwanese plastics company based in Taiwan (formerly called "Formosa") that primarily produces