PM wants old motorbikes off the streets

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the Ministry of Transport to work with localities to take old motor vehicles that do not meet circulation standards off the roads.

PM orders intensifying air quality control measures Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked ministries and People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces to step up the implementation of programmes and tasks to improve air quality control.

Air pollution engulfs Hà Nội Visible dense haze engulfed HA Noi throughout yesterday with the air quality index (AQI) monitored at most sensor station reaching unhealthy levels from 151 to 193 from early in the morning.

HCM City to open five electric-bus routes for 2-year trial run

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked the municipal People's Committee to approve five new subsidized electric-bus routes that will be operated by Vingroup and run on a pilot basis for 24 months.

Hà Nội makes efforts to eradicate honeycomb charcoal this year

And from January 1, 2021, any individual or commercial business caught using such briquettes will be fined according to the Governmental decree on administrative penalties for environmental protection.

Cities, provinces asked to better control air pollution

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has requested provinces and cities thoroughly handle hotspots of air pollution and exhaust gas emissions.

Power firms seek foreign funding as loans become expensive, hard to get The quickest and most effective way to raise funding for power projects is to enter into an alliance with foreign investors, Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, general director of Phú Yên TTP Joint Stock Company, said.

Việt Nam's economy to grow 6.8 per cent in 2021: World Bank Việt Nam's prospects appear positive as the economy is projected to grow by about 6.8 per cent in 2021 and, thereafter, stabilise at around 6.5 per cent, according to the latest World Bank’s economic update for Việt Nam “Taking Stock”.

Dry weather worsens air pollution in Hà Nội

Air pollution in Hà Nội increased in the early days of this month, with the air quality index (AQI) soaring at night and in the early morning. Mai Trọng Thái, director of the Hà Nội Sub-department of Environmental Protection, speaks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) about the issue.

Seminar discusses solutions to improve indoor air quality in urban areas

Experts discussed measures to improve indoor air quality in urban houses in efforts to tackle environmental pollution at an international seminar in Hà Nội on Saturday.