HANOI (VIETNAM NEWS/ANN): Hanoi authorities are under significant pressure to improve air quality, particularly as the city rotates in and out of the top global ranking for air pollution levels ...

Hoang Van San, a 69-year-old patient, receives treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at the Respiratory Center of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: D. Khang Air ...

The Southeast Asian country, a regional manufacturing hub with one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia, has reported severe air pollution in its major cities for years, particularly in Hanoi.

Hanoi's low-emission zone initiative aims to tackle worsening air quality, but experts warn that it is just one piece of the puzzle in the fight against pollution. Hanoi is experiencing increasingly ...

The city's pollution problem highlights both environmental challenges and the health risks faced by its nearly 8 million residents. On multiple days in January, Hanoi recorded PM2.5 concentrations ...

The burning of agricultural products and waste by residents, and Hanoi’s daily use of millions of liters of gasoline, have contributed to the extreme pollution, according to a Dec. 11 posting on ...

Many foreign visitors shared similar concerns about the air pollution in Hanoi, which has often been ranked among world's worst. Givanni Gramajomo, 42, a tourist from Guatemala, felt "a little ...

Levels of hazardous small particles, known as PM2.5, were measured at 266 micrograms per cubic meter in Hanoi early on Friday, the highest reading among a list of most-polluted cities, according to ...

At the inauguration ceremony, Nguyen Manh Quyen, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, emphasized that traffic congestion and environmental pollution remain significant challenges for the ...

Experts say pollution in Hanoi is a result of widespread construction, as well as emissions from the huge number of motorbikes and cars that crisscross the capital every day. Carbon emissions from ...