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Environment minister lists urgent measures to combat pollution

Environment minister lists urgent measures to combat pollution

The Vietnamese environment minister has called for urgent measures to reduce air pollution, from improving monitoring system to changing people's use of coal stoves.
Pollution-hit Hanoi resorts to water trucks to wash away dust

Pollution-hit Hanoi resorts to water trucks to wash away dust

Worsening air pollution has caused Hanoi authorities to bring back water trucks to clean the streets nearly three years after they stopped using them.
December 19, 2019 | 11:43 am GMT+7
EVN denies Hanoi air pollution caused by coal-fired power plants

EVN denies Hanoi air pollution caused by coal-fired power plants

State power utility EVN has said that its and others' coal-fired plants situated east of Hanoi are too far away to pollute the city.
December 19, 2019 | 07:45 am GMT+7
Thick haze showcases worsening Hanoi air pollution

Thick haze showcases worsening Hanoi air pollution

Air quality in Hanoi continued to remain at very unhealthy levels Saturday, exemplified by a thick haze that blanketed the capital city.
December 14, 2019 | 05:15 pm GMT+7
HCMC smog made up of condensed pollutants: environment dept

HCMC smog made up of condensed pollutants: environment dept

The smog smothering Saigon is made of condensed air pollutants caused by high moisture and temperature inversion, the municipal environment department says.
September 26, 2019 | 03:00 pm GMT+7
Rain clears smog in Indian capital yet air quality 'very poor'

Rain clears smog in Indian capital yet air quality 'very poor'

A rainy spell early on Sunday brought better air to residents of New Delhi after a thick grey smog has shrouded the Indian capital for two months.
January 06, 2019 | 03:11 pm GMT+7
Greenpeace appeals to Thai PM to tackle air pollution 'crisis'

Greenpeace appeals to Thai PM to tackle air pollution 'crisis'

Greenpeace said Bangkok suffered the worst air pollution in its history between Jan 1st and Feb 21st.
February 22, 2018 | 02:52 pm GMT+7
China punishes officials for tampering with smog monitoring

China punishes officials for tampering with smog monitoring

The environment ministry said officials in Jiangxi and Henan sought to reduce emissions readings by spraying water on their air quality sensors.
January 15, 2018 | 08:11 am GMT+7
Delhi half-marathon goes ahead despite smog, health warnings

Delhi half-marathon goes ahead despite smog, health warnings

The course was sprayed with salted water to keep dust levels down and all traffic barred from nearby roads.
November 19, 2017 | 04:15 pm GMT+7
Smog returns, but Beijing says skies are getting cleaner

Smog returns, but Beijing says skies are getting cleaner

Pollution alerts are common in northern China, especially during bitterly cold winters when energy demand, much of it met by coal, soars.
January 03, 2017 | 10:03 pm GMT+7
 
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