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Shift to electric motorbikes filled with potholes for drivers, ride-hailing platforms

Shift to electric motorbikes filled with potholes for drivers, ride-hailing platforms

Electric motorbikes suitable for ride-hailing can cost VND50 million (US$1,900), but limited charging access is a major concern.
Hanoi’s first public e-bikes offer a smooth ride but come with a few drawbacks

Hanoi’s first public e-bikes offer a smooth ride but come with a few drawbacks

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

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

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
How Vietnam compares with Thailand for international tourists

How Vietnam compares with Thailand for international tourists

In Southeast Asia's tourism scene, Thailand offers professionalism while Vietnam offers moments of sincerity that many travelers say they will never forget.
May 26, 2025 | 07:51 pm PT
Vietnamese struggle with severe pollution in cities

Vietnamese struggle with severe pollution in cities

Nguyen Phuong Linh vacuums her house in Hanoi twice a day and uses a clothes dryer to filter dust particles ever since air quality deteriorated to “very unhealthy” levels.
January 16, 2025 | 09:05 pm PT
Woman sells 4 houses, flees Hanoi to escape haze

Woman sells 4 houses, flees Hanoi to escape haze

Suffering from allergies caused by Hanoi’s polluted air, Mai Tuyet Minh decided to quit her well-paying job and sell four of her five homes in the capital to relocate.
December 23, 2024 | 06:04 am PT
Why tourists don't come back to Vietnam

Why tourists don't come back to Vietnam

As Vietnam continues to see a modest recovery in tourist arrivals post-Covid, readers listed their reasons, from pollution to lack of English speakers.
January 5, 2024 | 03:59 pm PT
Emission fees for vehicles impractical: ministry

Emission fees for vehicles impractical: ministry

The proposal to collect emission fees from vehicles is impractical, especially for motorbikes, an essential means of transport for low-income people, the finance ministry said.
December 25, 2023 | 12:57 am 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
Toxic wastewater leaks terrorize Da Nang neighborhoods

Toxic wastewater leaks terrorize Da Nang neighborhoods

Wastewater seeping off the Khanh Son landfill in Da Nang has invaded a local canal that is now poisoning residential neighborhoods in Lien Chieu District.
November 30, 2023 | 07:59 pm PT
Mud from Da Nang industrial cluster invades homes, upends lives

Mud from Da Nang industrial cluster invades homes, upends lives

Mud from an industrial cluster in Da Nang has been invading homes during heavy rains, damaging belongings of several families.
November 17, 2023 | 06:54 pm PT
Lithuanian man helps clean up HCMC's canals

Lithuanian man helps clean up HCMC's canals

Lithuanian Arturas Balynas, who fell in love with Vietnam, decided to lend a helping hand to clean up HCMC’s canals.
August 16, 2023 | 11:00 pm PT
Sludge from copper extraction barrels down northern Vietnam houses

Sludge from copper extraction barrels down northern Vietnam houses

Thousands of cubic meters of water and sludge from copper ore processing barreled down houses in northern Lao Cai Province on Tuesday.
August 8, 2023 | 07:12 am PT
Mekong Delta families block entry to waste treatment plant

Mekong Delta families block entry to waste treatment plant

Hundreds of families in the Mekong Delta's Ben Tre Province have sent people to block trucks from entering a waste treatment facility due to the pollution it causes.
August 6, 2023 | 07:33 pm PT
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