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Agricultural burning threatens flight safety in Hanoi

Agricultural burning threatens flight safety in Hanoi

With farmers continuing to burn stubble and straw on fields around Hanoi's Noi Bai airport, planes are forced to land and take off amid smoke.
Mysterious fine dust invades 1,000 homes in central Vietnam EZ

Mysterious fine dust invades 1,000 homes in central Vietnam EZ

Fine, noxious dust of unknown origin invaded over 1,000 homes at the Dung Quat economic zone in Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam, leaving residents very worried.
November 2, 2022 | 04:44 pm PT
Indian capital gears up to tackle air pollution ahead of winter

Indian capital gears up to tackle air pollution ahead of winter

The Indian capital of New Delhi will enforce a 15-step action plan to curb pollution ahead of the arrival of winter, when a haze of toxic smog envelops the world's most polluted city.
September 30, 2022 | 04:21 pm PT
India's state-funded helmet promises 'fresh air' in battle on winter smog

India's state-funded helmet promises 'fresh air' in battle on winter smog

As India's capital of New Delhi prepares for winter - and the accompanying season of acrid smog - the government is promoting a motorcycle helmet fitted with filters and a fan at the back that it says can remove 80% of pollutants.
August 28, 2022 | 06:44 pm PT
Hanoi to evaluate motorbike emissions starting 2024

Hanoi to evaluate motorbike emissions starting 2024

Hanoi plans to evaluate motorbike emissions starting 2024, with vehicles failing to meet standards charged and restricted from accessing certain areas of the city.
August 21, 2022 | 11:20 pm PT
India bans many single-use plastics to tackle waste

India bans many single-use plastics to tackle waste

India imposed a ban on many single-use plastics on Friday in a bid to tackle waste choking rivers and poisoning wildlife, but experts say it faces severe headwinds from unprepared manufacturers and consumers unwilling to pay more.
July 1, 2022 | 04:39 pm PT
Polluted air cuts global life expectancy by two years

Polluted air cuts global life expectancy by two years

Microscopic air pollution caused mostly by burning fossil fuels shortens lives worldwide by more than two years, researchers reported Tuesday.
June 14, 2022 | 01:11 am PT
Nearly entire global population breathing polluted air: WHO

Nearly entire global population breathing polluted air: WHO

A full 99 percent of people on Earth breathe air containing too many pollutants, the World Health Organization said Monday, blaming poor air quality for millions of deaths each year.
April 4, 2022 | 07:05 pm PT
Hanoi air pollution worst in the country in 2020: researchers

Hanoi air pollution worst in the country in 2020: researchers

Hanoi had the highest annual average PM2.5 concentration of all Vietnam localities in 2020, researchers said at a conference Wednesday.
December 1, 2021 | 04:30 pm PT
WHO says air pollution kills 7 mln a year, toughens guidelines

WHO says air pollution kills 7 mln a year, toughens guidelines

The World Health Organization strengthened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday, saying air pollution was now one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, causing seven million premature deaths a year.
September 22, 2021 | 06:23 pm PT
Hanoi air quality improves in pandemic year but still a concern

Hanoi air quality improves in pandemic year but still a concern

Air quality in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi improved in 2020 but was still the 12th worst among cities in the world.
March 15, 2021 | 06:45 pm PT
Air pollution top environmental concern among Vietnamese citizens

Air pollution top environmental concern among Vietnamese citizens

With 79 percent of respondents worried about it, air pollution is the foremost environmental concern among Vietnamese citizens.
March 12, 2021 | 06:00 pm PT
Quality of life in Hanoi better than HCMC: report

Quality of life in Hanoi better than HCMC: report

Hanoi has done better than Ho Chi Minh City in a quality of life index with the northern city ranked safer than its southern sister, a report states.
January 23, 2021 | 05:00 am PT
Vietnam considers shutting down polluting facilities to improve air quality

Vietnam considers shutting down polluting facilities to improve air quality

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered state agencies to monitor factory emissions and clamp down on those found to exceed dangerous levels.
January 20, 2021 | 12:12 am PT
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