After days cloaked in thick smog, Hanoi’s air has shown signs of recovery, with AQI levels dropping sharply.

On the morning of December 2, Hanoi was enveloped in a dense, white haze as the air quality index (AQI) soared to 283 - categorized as “very unhealthy” and the highest recorded nationwide for the day.

The project is jointly financed by the WB with up to 250 million USD and a 10-million-USD non-refundable grant from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), along with counterpart funding from the Vietnamese Government.

The biggest bottleneck in controlling car emissions in Vietnam does not lie in the vehicle standards but in the type of fuel. A car that meets the Euro 5 standard, but uses gasoline that meets only Euro 3 will not have clean exhaust emissions.

From late November to early December, Hanoi and neighboring provinces are forecasted to endure a severe air pollution episode, triggered by atmospheric inversion, low wind conditions, and persistent fog.

A draft resolution on policies to support the shift toward clean-energy road transportation in Hanoi includes a key proposal: providing up to 5 million VND (approximately $200) to individuals switching to electric motorbikes.

Vietnam’s forests are among the most biodiverse in the world, yet their rich wildlife has long been under threat from habitat loss, degradation and unsustainable hunting through snaring.

Vietnam’s new action plan highlights the need for Hanoi and HCMC to help shippers switch to green energy.

A new regulation that requires cars in Hanoi and HCM City to meet the Euro 4 emission standard or higher will largely affect older car models, forcing owners to upgrade or replace them.

Starting June 1, 2026, all unleaded gasoline sold in Vietnam must be blended into E10 biofuel for use in gasoline engines nationwide. Meanwhile, E5 fuel will remain available until December 31, 2030.

A stream of thick black leachate, reeking with foul odor, has been spotted running from the Ru Ri landfill in the mountains, through residential areas, and into the sea in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province.

Vietnam’s biggest obstacle in controlling automobile emissions is not the vehicle standards - it's the fuel, according to energy and transport experts.

A tourist has voluntarily returned beach stones to Co To Island in Quang Ninh Province after reading a VietNamNet article about a group of young people working to restore coral reefs around the island.

Massive volumes of ocean waste have buried parts of Back Beach in Vung Tau, prompting an urgent cleanup effort by local workers.

From near extinction, staghorn coral is being revived through a grassroots effort led by Vietnamese youth determined to protect their marine heritage.

Starting July 1, 2026, Hanoi plans to restrict gasoline-powered motorbikes in the Ring Road 1 area, with a roadmap to expand the ban to Ring Road 2 by 2028 and Ring Road 3 by 2030.

A pioneering waste management model in the central city of Hue is transforming the lives of informal waste collectors, mostly women, and reshaping how the city approaches its circular economy goals.

Vietnam owns 11 recognised World Biosphere Reserves, ranking second after Indonesia, which has 19 such reserves.

The Quen Kho landfill in Ninh Binh has become dangerously overloaded, prompting urgent inspection by national environmental authorities.