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Hanoi continues to choke in 'very unhealthy' air as smog blankets northern Vietnam

Hanoi continues to choke in 'very unhealthy' air as smog blankets northern Vietnam

Northern Vietnam woke up to a thick, unmoving blanket of smog on Dec. 9, with air quality in Hanoi and nearby Hung Yen Province plunging into "very unhealthy" territory for hours.
From Beijing to London: Cities show what happen when they crack down on polluting vehicles

From Beijing to London: Cities show what happen when they crack down on polluting vehicles

Experts share ways to protect your lungs amid fine-dust pollution

Experts share ways to protect your lungs amid fine-dust pollution

Hanoi residents are breathing the equivalent of two cigarettes a day, new data shows

Hanoi residents are breathing the equivalent of two cigarettes a day, new data shows

Hanoi’s air has slipped into its third major pollution episode of the season, and for millions of residents, the health impact is now on par with passively smoking two cigarettes every single day.
December 3, 2025 | 11:04 pm PT
Hanoi warns residents to limit outdoor activity as air quality plunges

Hanoi warns residents to limit outdoor activity as air quality plunges

Hanoi is urging residents, especially seniors, children and people with respiratory issues, to limit outdoor activity and wear masks as the capital slips deeper into its latest air-pollution spell.
December 2, 2025 | 10:07 pm PT
Hanoi orders emergency measures as air pollution set to worsen in coming days

Hanoi orders emergency measures as air pollution set to worsen in coming days

Hanoi is bracing for one of its worst air-pollution spells of the year, pushing the government to roll out emergency measures as stagnant winds and temperature inversion trap toxic particles over the capital and northern provinces.
November 28, 2025 | 03:01 pm PT
Hanoi to ban gasoline motorbikes during specific hours starting July 2026

Hanoi to ban gasoline motorbikes during specific hours starting July 2026

Hanoi will begin limiting gasoline motorbikes to specific hours from July 2026, rolling out the city's first low-emission zone as part of a phased plan to curb traffic pollution in its busiest districts.
November 27, 2025 | 12:32 am PT
Unhealthy smog returns to Hanoi as stagnant weather traps PM2.5

Unhealthy smog returns to Hanoi as stagnant weather traps PM2.5

Hanoi woke up to another heavy smog episode on Nov. 17, as all three national air-quality monitoring stations reported "unhealthy" pollution levels across the capital.
November 16, 2025 | 10:06 pm PT
Foreigners flee Hanoi’s choking air pollution

Foreigners flee Hanoi’s choking air pollution

William Gray packed up bag and baggage and moved out because he could no longer stand Hanoi’s “thick exhaust fumes and burning plastic stench.”
September 13, 2025 | 04:11 pm PT
2 minutes waiting at a red light makes me want to give up on gasoline motorbikes

2 minutes waiting at a red light makes me want to give up on gasoline motorbikes

After 10 seconds standing behind an old motorbike at a red light, I began to feel short of breath, my head started to spin, and the girl behind me couldn't stop coughing.
August 18, 2025 | 02:57 pm PT
Motorbikes are the saviors of HCMC urban traffic

Motorbikes are the saviors of HCMC urban traffic

Which major Southeast Asian city has the shortest average commute from home to work?
June 16, 2025 | 03:01 pm PT
Indians battle respiratory issues, skin rashes in world's most polluted town

Indians battle respiratory issues, skin rashes in world's most polluted town

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 hospitalised in March and given oxygen support.
April 20, 2025 | 07:55 pm PT
Wind and rain won't save Hanoi from fine dust

Wind and rain won't save Hanoi from fine dust

Hanoi's air now often resembles 19th-century London: damp, smoggy and thick with fine dust pollution.
April 7, 2025 | 04:32 pm PT
Which country has the worst air pollution in Southeast Asia?

Which country has the worst air pollution in Southeast Asia?

This country recorded the region's highest level of PM2.5, or fine particles in the air with diameters of 2.5 micrometers or less, last year.
March 14, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says

Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report on Tuesday found.
March 11, 2025 | 04:42 pm PT
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