HCM City Vice Chairman Vo Van Hoan has required relevant agencies to take urgent and drastic action to deal with noise pollution.

Regarding the situation that people sing karaoke, causing noise pollution in residential areas, HCM City chairman has given directions to strengthen control of noise violations to maintain security and ensure the tranquility for citizens.

It was midnight and 80-year-old Tran Thi Nguyet in Dong Ha City, the central province of Quang Tri, could not sleep. 

The Department of Environment has announced six locations facing serious pollution in the north.

Authorities in the ancient town of Hoi An – a famous tourist destination in the central province of Quang Nam – are intensifying their efforts to tackle noise pollution in the area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal exploitation of minerals continues in some districts in the northern mountainous province of Phu Tho, including Doan Hung, Thanh Thuy, Thanh Son and Phu Tho Town.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City seeks to cut air pollution caused by vehicles by 70 per cent under a five-year plan that began in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Noise pollution is worsening in HCM City, posing health risks and contributing to social disorder.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Urban citizens, especially children, are being exposed to higher risks of respiratory diseases as air pollution worsens, experts have said.

For many years not, the HCM City administration, which governs the nation’s largest city with a population of more than 8.5 million people that is forecast to increase rapidly, has been grappling with the problem of traffic congestion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Noise pollution from street eateries, public broadcasting speakers, and neighbourhood karaokes has made hundreds of HCM City residents feel as though they are being tortured in their homes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The high income earners, who spend billions of dong to buy high end apartments in big cities, also complain the pollution has badly affected their quality of life.

Urban dwellers in Viet Nam are coming to realise just how painful it is to live with serious noise pollution, not only from the endless procession of motorbikes and four-wheeled vehicles but also selfish store proprietors