Ho Chi Minh City department proposes installing 157 air quality monitoring stations
Ho Chi Minh City 13:29 17/12/2025The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Agriculture and Environment has sought the municipal administration's approval for its 2026 natural resources and environment monitoring program, which includes the installation of 157 air quality monitoring points across the city.
Hanoi people urged to limit outdoor activities as air quality remains hazardous despite lighter traffic
Vietnam News 18:16 13/12/2025Air quality in Hanoi remained at hazardous levels on Saturday morning despite reduced traffic and widespread rainfall, prompting authorities to advise residents to limit outdoor exposure.
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.
