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Ho Chi Minh City ranks among world's 10 most polluted cities as air quality hits unhealthy levels Saturday

Ho Chi Minh City ranks among world's 10 most polluted cities as air quality hits unhealthy levels Saturday

Ho Chi Minh City repeatedly ranked among the world’s 10 most polluted cities on Saturday, as thick haze blanketed large parts of the city and air quality reached levels considered unhealthy for the general population.
From factories to trash fires: What are poisoning Hanoi's air

From factories to trash fires: What are poisoning Hanoi's air

Hanoi's air quality plummets in worst pollution wave of winter

Hanoi's air quality plummets in worst pollution wave of winter

The alarming indifference as Hanoi ranked world's 5th most polluted city

The alarming indifference as Hanoi ranked world's 5th most polluted city

Many people still burn trash, ride old motorbikes, and use charcoal stoves, and they treat Hanoi's air pollution as someone else's problem.
December 5, 2025 | 05:17 pm 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
Wall of trash stretches 3 km along beachfront park in Vung Tau

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

A massive surge of ocean debris has piled up nearly a meter high along 3 km of the recently renovated beach in Vung Tau, overwhelming cleanup crews and burying the beachfront park in trash.
November 13, 2025 | 07:48 pm PT
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

Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island was drenched by more than 120 mm of rain in just four hours on Wednesday night, its heaviest downpour in 25 years.
October 30, 2025 | 01:10 am PT
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
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