Authorities will ban petrol-driven motorbikes and mopeds in Vietnam's capital from 2026 in a bid to cut air pollution.

Directive No. 20, issued by the Prime Minister on July 12, 2024, mandates Hanoi to enforce stronger measures against air ...

Drawing on effective models implemented in developed nations, Vietnam is learning valuable lessons - from policy frameworks ...

Hanoi is the only place I've ever lived where it seems like there are more motorcycles than people. I know that sounds like a ...

Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, will ban all fossil fuel-powered motorbikes and scooters within Ring Road 1 from 1 July 2026 as a ...

While these measures could help partially address Vietnam’s pollution, long-term national policies are needed. First, improving and reinforcing urban planning would mitigate air pollution considerably ...

Vietnam’s environment ministry has proposed measures aimed at curbing urban air pollution that could take effect next month, Vietnamese media outlets reported this week. The new directive—the ...

HANOI: Vietnam needs a paradigm shift in the management of emission sources to hold entities accountable and address air pollution more effectively in the near future.

The World Bank estimates that air pollution -- which returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 -- costs Vietnam more than $13 billion every year, equivalent to almost three percent of the country's ...

In 2023, the Ministry of Health, with UNICEF’s support, finalized a guideline and trained 50 health care managers on measures to protect women and children from air pollution.

In a damning indictment, a new report ranks Vietnam 4th in the number of pollution-linked deaths in the Western Pacific region. An estimated 71,365 Vietnamese people lost their lives to pollution in ...

Toxic smoke billows from a burning mound of plastic bags and leaves on Le Thi Huyen's farm in Hanoi, a city battling an alarming air pollution surge that the communist Vietnam drags feet over ...