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Ho Chi Minh City acts swiftly as air pollution worsens into year-end
On October 29, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee issued an urgent directive mandating enhanced efforts to prevent and address increasing air pollution during the final months of 2025.
Hanoi records no ‘good air quality’ days throughout the entire year
Air pollution in Hanoi is so severe that not a single day in the past year was classified as having good air quality.
Air pollution chokes Hanoi and HCMC, fueling health crisis
Rising pollution levels in Vietnam’s top cities are triggering more respiratory and heart diseases, experts warn.
Vietnam’s air quality 23rd worst in the world: Report
In terms of 2024 average PM2.5 concentration, the capital Hanoi was ranked seventh across 121 regional capital cities surveyed, higher than Indonesia’s Jakarta, in tenth place.
Fine dust, heavy toll: The air crisis threatening Hanoi's future
Hanoi’s skies have been shrouded in haze, with air quality rankings labeling the city as one of the most polluted globally, a crisis demanding immediate attention.
Can EVs help reduce air pollution in Hanoi?
The transition towards green transport like EVs (electric vehicles) is presenting both opportunities and challenges in the effort to improve air quality in Vietnam.
