City students donate solar lamps to students in mountainous region A group of 10th graders from the HCM City-based Vietnam Australia International School is working on a project to donate solar lamps to needy students in the Ea-Rớt village in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highland) province of Đắk Lắk.

Hà Nội chokes on filthy air1 Hà Nội’s air quality has worsened dramatically in the last few years, remaining at unhealthy to very unhealthy levels almost year-round

People called to act for better air quality

The Việt Nam Clean Air Day 2018 opened in Hà Nội, drawing about 1,000 people through different activities to spread information on air pollution and settlement solutions.

HN pollution ’under control’ despite grim measures

Measurements of air pollution recently scared many Hà Nội people. However, deputy head of Hà Nội’s Natural Resources and Environment Department, Lê Tuấn Định, said that results did not accurately reflect the city’s air quality. The Kinh Tế and Đô Thị (Economy and City) Newspaper talks with him the issue.

Mông villagers in Đắk Lắk access solar electricity and clean water

More than 190 households from the Mông ethnic group in Ea Rớt village, in the Krông Bông District of Central Highlands Province of Đắk Lắk have gained access to electricity and clean water thanks to a solar energy system supported by the Green Innovation and Development Centre (Green ID).

VN’s air emission standard stands low

Standard on emission concentration in Việt Nam is lower than international standard. Pollutants in Việt Nam, therefore, are allowed to be emitted more than in other countries, said Ngụy Thị Khanh, Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) executive director in Hà Nội in a panel discussion on air quality organised by US Embassy on Wednesday.

 

282 poor air quality days in capital in 2016

Dust concentration in the air, both in Hà Nội and Hồ Chí Minh City, was several times higher in 2016 than the levels recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), endangering resident’s health.

 

VN coal power waste increases While the amount of ash discharged by coal-fired power plants has increased in Viet Nam, the country still lacks guidance and policies to support enterprises in managing this waste, experts said.

Air pollution from coal-fired power plants kills thousands1 Air pollution from Vietnamese coal-fired power plants killed 4,300 people in 2011, and plants aren't reducing emissions any time soon, according to a recent Harvard University study.