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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.
Wall of trash stretches 3 km along beachfront park in Vung Tau

Wall of trash stretches 3 km along beachfront park in Vung Tau

Phu Quoc streets vanish underwater after heaviest rain in 25 years floods tourist island

Phu Quoc streets vanish underwater after heaviest rain in 25 years floods tourist island

When will we count the last wild animal?

When will we count the last wild animal?

After a rhino carcass was discovered in Nam Cat Tien, I met village elder Dieu K'Giang (possibly the first person to see rhinos in Nam Cat Tien), hoping to hear it was not the last of them.
October 6, 2025 | 02:58 pm PT
Vietnam is not yet attractive because it is not yet clean

Vietnam is not yet attractive because it is not yet clean

When I first moved to Zurich, Switzerland, I found the city's strict sanitation regulations inconvenient and demanding.
August 4, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Hanoi to ban single-use plastics at downtown restaurants, cafes starting October

Hanoi to ban single-use plastics at downtown restaurants, cafes starting October

Vietnam's capital Hanoi will ban single-use plastics at restaurants, cafes and drink shops in its downtown Ring Road 1 area starting October, under a pilot program aimed at cutting the city's mounting plastic waste.
July 14, 2025 | 12:00 am 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
Vietnam's heavy air pollution needs stronger action

Vietnam's heavy air pollution needs stronger action

On March 22 this year, as IQAir's annual survey named Vietnam the 2nd most polluted country in the ASEAN region, and the 22nd worst air quality globally.
June 4, 2024 | 04:42 pm PT
Mystery oil spill hits central Vietnam coast

Mystery oil spill hits central Vietnam coast

Oil has been washing up along 500 m of coastline in central Vietnam’s Ha Tinh Province.
February 17, 2024 | 01:50 am PT
South Korea as Vietnam's model for not littering

South Korea as Vietnam's model for not littering

South Korea is a shining example of effective public waste management without the use of many trash bins.
January 10, 2024 | 03:39 pm PT
Company fined $26,700 for sludge incident

Company fined $26,700 for sludge incident

The Lao Cai People’s Committee in northern Vietnam has fined a company VND650 million ($26,776) following a sludge leakage incident that affected over 100 families.
December 12, 2023 | 05:30 pm PT
Project encroaching on Ha Long Bay fined $5,100

Project encroaching on Ha Long Bay fined $5,100

The main investor of an urban project built illegally on a protected zone in northern Quang Ninh Province’s Ha Long Bay has been fined VND125 million ($5,140) for environmental violations.
November 7, 2023 | 07:33 am PT
Work on urban project stopped for encroaching on Ha Long Bay

Work on urban project stopped for encroaching on Ha Long Bay

An urban project in Ha Long Bay that encroaches on a protected area has been put on hold for some environmental issues to be resolved.
November 6, 2023 | 08:36 pm PT
River of garbage and odor runs through Hanoi

River of garbage and odor runs through Hanoi

The 76 kilometers of the Nhue River through Hanoi and its environs are pockmarked with hundreds of sewers discharging waste straight into the black, stinking river.
October 21, 2023 | 05:29 am PT
Use the law against litterers, 'consciousness' won't work

Use the law against litterers, 'consciousness' won't work

Readers say the trash dumping problem in Vietnam is getting worse and there must be more strict punishments against it.
August 31, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
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