Ho Chi Minh City identifies traffic as main source of air pollution, intensifies control efforts
Ho Chi Minh City 16:19 08/04/2025After years of research and monitoring data, Ho Chi Minh City has pinpointed road traffic as the primary contributor to deteriorating air quality and pollution in the city, prompting authorities to implement stricter control measures.
Hanoi looks to update air quality data, encourage public transport, biofuel to combat air pollution
Vietnam News 13:27 20/11/2024Hazardous air quality levels have posed significant risks to public health in the capital city
Northern Vietnamese localities record poor air quality for third consecutive day
Vietnam News 12:01 09/11/2022Many provinces and cities in northern Vietnam have recorded poor air quality for the third day in a row
Smog covers sky as air quality at ‘very unhealthy’ level in Hanoi
Vietnam News 17:03 15/12/2021The air quality index was measured at more than 200 in several locations
Vietnam ministry urges handling of straw burning
Vietnam News 19:01 10/06/2021Farmers would need to sign a commitment form to pledge the discontinuance of straw burning
13 more air quality monitors installed in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 17:01 08/01/2020Most of the monitors were planted at public schools and centers for protecting children
Vietnamese air quality app wins Asia Pacific community service prize
Economy 10:38 26/11/2019This is the second product of the country to be honored at the annual continental event
Vietnamese people resort to portable oxygen cylinders for respite from smog
Vietnam News 14:56 25/11/2019Air quality in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City has been on a serious decline since September
Hanoi’s air pollution reaches worst level since year-start
Vietnam News 17:45 12/11/2019‘This is the first time I’ve seen such hazardous air quality in Hanoi’
Vietnam to develop own air quality app as pollution haunts major cities
Vietnam News 16:51 09/10/2019The mobile app is expected to offer a more convenient way of accessing already available data from trusted monitoring stations
AirVisual says targeted by ‘coordinated campaign’ to discredit it in Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:58 08/10/2019AirVisual has been accused of manipulating its data in order to sell air purifiers
Air quality app AirVisual ‘gone’ from app stores in Vietnam amidst choking pollution
Vietnam News 11:22 07/10/2019AirVisual’s data have been frequently cited by Vietnamese news outlets in recent weeks as air quality in Vietnam’s two largest cities has been on a serious decline since September
