In a move to reduce air pollution and promote green mobility, Hanoi has approved a plan to deploy 5,000 public electric bicycles, alongside restrictions on petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles in the city’s central area.

In recent weeks, “air pollution” has become a familiar phrase and a hot topic of public debate - not only in Hanoi but across Vietnam.

Do Hong Trinh, born in 1968, has been identified as the mastermind behind a major case of illegal waste dumping and burial in Ho Chi Minh City.

Hanoi's air quality index reached 174 by 2 PM, placing the city among the 10 most polluted in the world today.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed relevant ministries and localities to urgently implement air quality management projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to address rising pollution levels.

After days cloaked in thick smog, Hanoi’s air has shown signs of recovery, with AQI levels dropping sharply.

On the morning of December 2, Hanoi was enveloped in a dense, white haze as the air quality index (AQI) soared to 283 - categorized as “very unhealthy” and the highest recorded nationwide for the day.

The project is jointly financed by the WB with up to 250 million USD and a 10-million-USD non-refundable grant from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), along with counterpart funding from the Vietnamese Government.

The biggest bottleneck in controlling car emissions in Vietnam does not lie in the vehicle standards but in the type of fuel. A car that meets the Euro 5 standard, but uses gasoline that meets only Euro 3 will not have clean exhaust emissions.

From late November to early December, Hanoi and neighboring provinces are forecasted to endure a severe air pollution episode, triggered by atmospheric inversion, low wind conditions, and persistent fog.

A draft resolution on policies to support the shift toward clean-energy road transportation in Hanoi includes a key proposal: providing up to 5 million VND (approximately $200) to individuals switching to electric motorbikes.

Vietnam’s forests are among the most biodiverse in the world, yet their rich wildlife has long been under threat from habitat loss, degradation and unsustainable hunting through snaring.

Vietnam’s new action plan highlights the need for Hanoi and HCMC to help shippers switch to green energy.

A new regulation that requires cars in Hanoi and HCM City to meet the Euro 4 emission standard or higher will largely affect older car models, forcing owners to upgrade or replace them.

Starting June 1, 2026, all unleaded gasoline sold in Vietnam must be blended into E10 biofuel for use in gasoline engines nationwide. Meanwhile, E5 fuel will remain available until December 31, 2030.

A stream of thick black leachate, reeking with foul odor, has been spotted running from the Ru Ri landfill in the mountains, through residential areas, and into the sea in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province.

Vietnam’s biggest obstacle in controlling automobile emissions is not the vehicle standards - it's the fuel, according to energy and transport experts.

A tourist has voluntarily returned beach stones to Co To Island in Quang Ninh Province after reading a VietNamNet article about a group of young people working to restore coral reefs around the island.

Massive volumes of ocean waste have buried parts of Back Beach in Vung Tau, prompting an urgent cleanup effort by local workers.

From near extinction, staghorn coral is being revived through a grassroots effort led by Vietnamese youth determined to protect their marine heritage.