Breathing dust: Hanoi’s street workers face health risks amid smog
In-Depth 14:04 09/12/2025As air pollution blankets Vietnam’s capital, many residents have little choice but to brace themselves and work through the smog.
In Hanoi, parents send air purifiers to school as pollution triggers health warnings
Vietnam News 17:02 06/12/2025Several parents in Hanoi have sent air purifiers to classrooms and kept vulnerable children at home as air pollution in the capital reached unhealthy levels this week.
Hanoi orders schools to restrict outdoor activities, suspend classes during severe air pollution
Vietnam News 11:09 03/12/2025Hanoi authorities have ordered schools to limit outdoor activities and suspend classes when air pollution reaches hazardous levels, as the capital faces dangerously high smog.
Hanoi, neighboring provinces warned of severe air pollution
Vietnam News 12:01 27/11/2025The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has issued an urgent notice to the People’s Committees of Hanoi, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen, and Ninh Binh, calling for immediate action in response to forecasts of hazardous air conditions.
India's cloud seeding trials 'costly spectacle'
World 15:38 02/11/2025India's efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move.
Ho Chi Minh City warns of rising fine dust pollution at year-end
Ho Chi Minh City 14:30 30/10/2025The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has issued an urgent directive to tighten control over emission sources from construction and transportation activities, aiming to curb worsening air pollution, particularly fine dust (PM2.5), for the rest of the year.
Vietnam government bodies differ on traffic’s role in Hanoi air pollution as EV shift discussed
Vietnam News 16:33 21/07/2025Vietnamese government agencies offered different views on the contribution of traffic emissions to Hanoi’s air pollution on Monday, as officials and experts discussed a shift from petrol-powered vehicles to electric ones.
Hanoi residents react to plan for banning gasoline motorbikes in downtown by 2026
Vietnam News 11:54 15/07/2025Hanoi residents have voiced mixed reactions after Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered the capital city to study a ban on gasoline-powered motorbikes within Ring Road No. 1 starting July 1, 2026, as part of a national effort to curb air pollution.
Ho Chi Minh City prepares for motorbike emission testing
Ho Chi Minh City 16:08 16/05/2025In response to growing environmental concerns and an increasing number of aging motorbikes, Ho Chi Minh City is gearing up to implement motorcycle emission testing.
Indians battle respiratory issues, skin rashes in world's most polluted town
World 10:21 21/04/2025BYRNIHAT, India -- Two-year-old Sumaiya Ansari, a resident of India's Byrnihat town which is ranked the world's most polluted metropolitan area by Swiss Group IQAir, was battling breathing problems for several days before she was hospitalized in March and given oxygen support.
Why Hanoi’s air pollution season has yet to end
In-Depth 11:47 11/04/2025Although Hanoi’s air pollution season typically spans from October to March, Vietnam's capital city continues to suffer from dangerously poor air quality into April, raising concerns about the long-term impact on public health, the economy, and sustainable development, according to an environmental expert.
Ho Chi Minh City identifies traffic as main source of air pollution, intensifies control efforts
Ho Chi Minh City 16:19 08/04/2025After years of research and monitoring data, Ho Chi Minh City has pinpointed road traffic as the primary contributor to deteriorating air quality and pollution in the city, prompting authorities to implement stricter control measures.
