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Poor air quality, humidity driving residents to flee Hanoi

Poor air quality, humidity driving residents to flee Hanoi

Hanoi’s humidity and dangerously poor air quality are forcing waves of residents to consider abandoning the city.
Thai PM vows to curb air pollution in tourist hotspot Chiang Mai

Thai PM vows to curb air pollution in tourist hotspot Chiang Mai

Thailand's prime minister promised Saturday to tackle air pollution as he visited tourism hotspot Chiang Mai, which had among the world's worst air quality for the second day in a row.
March 16, 2024 | 07:07 pm PT
Thailand, Cambodia jointly tackle PM2.5 pollution on border

Thailand, Cambodia jointly tackle PM2.5 pollution on border

Thailand's army and Sa Kaeo provincial administration have joined hands with Cambodian authorities in tackling PM2.5 air pollution on the border, reported The Nation newspaper.
February 17, 2024 | 10:32 pm PT
Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets city

Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets city

Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air pollution, as a layer of noxious haze blanketed the Thai capital on Thursday.
February 14, 2024 | 08:18 pm PT
Can suffocation caused by air pollution be relieved with vaccines?

Can suffocation caused by air pollution be relieved with vaccines?

My family started experiencing respiratory issues like runny noses and breathing difficulties recently. Are these illnesses caused by the extreme fine dust situation in Hanoi? What vaccinations are recommended? (Tuyet Mai, Hanoi)
January 18, 2024 | 03:17 pm PT
Thai cabinet endorses clean air bill

Thai cabinet endorses clean air bill

Thailand's cabinet endorsed a bill aimed at tackling the kingdom's poor air quality on Tuesday, clearing the way for parliament to start debating the draft legislation.
January 9, 2024 | 01:20 am PT
Fog, haze in China as New Year travelers brace for potential disruptions

Fog, haze in China as New Year travelers brace for potential disruptions

Year-end holidaymakers across China were bracing for possible transport disruptions after the weather bureau on Friday warned that heavy fog and haze would shroud areas from Hebei province in the north to southern Shanghai for more than 24 hours.
December 28, 2023 | 11:42 pm PT
Hanoians struggle with air pollution

Hanoians struggle with air pollution

Anh Duc’s sinusitis makes him sneeze every time he removes his face mask after two months interning at a company in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District.
December 17, 2023 | 03:00 pm PT
Indian capital resumes some activities despite hazardous air, river foam

Indian capital resumes some activities despite hazardous air, river foam

India's capital Delhi re-opened schools and some building sites on Monday amid signs of receding air pollution, although it remained classified as hazardous, while a toxic foam besmirched stretches of the Yamuna river flowing through the city.
November 20, 2023 | 05:38 am PT
Why is South Asia the global hotspot of pollution?

Why is South Asia the global hotspot of pollution?

Toxic levels of air pollution are disrupting the lives of millions of people in South Asia forcing the closure of schools, impacting sporting events, and leaving governments urging people to stay indoors to avoid health problems.
November 15, 2023 | 03:36 pm PT
Campaigners demand Thailand act on air pollution

Campaigners demand Thailand act on air pollution

Campaigners on Monday demanded the Thai government urgently pass a "clean air act" as the kingdom braces for its annual peak pollution season.
November 13, 2023 | 03:23 pm PT
New Delhi to restrict use of vehicles to curb air pollution

New Delhi to restrict use of vehicles to curb air pollution

India's Delhi city will restrict use of vehicles next week to curb rising pollution as air quality in the capital remained dangerously unsafe for a third consecutive day despite mitigation efforts.
November 6, 2023 | 03:30 pm PT
China's smog-covered north on highest pollution alert as visibility drops

China's smog-covered north on highest pollution alert as visibility drops

Authorities issued their highest warnings for fog and haze on Tuesday as smog enveloped major cities in northern China, warning the public that visibility could drop to less than 50 meters (164 feet).
October 30, 2023 | 07:25 pm PT
Indonesia defends haze-fighting effort after Malaysia urges action

Indonesia defends haze-fighting effort after Malaysia urges action

Indonesia is dousing forest fires with water sprayed from helicopters and inducing rain through cloudseeding, its environment minister said on Friday, but denied that hazardous haze was crossing borders, as neighbouring Malaysia has said.
October 5, 2023 | 11:46 pm PT
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