Alarming pollution readings were recorded in the capital of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the previous year, heard a conference jointly held by the Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) and the Vietnam Live and Learn Centre for Environment and Community in Hanoi on January 30.Research from the GreenID showed that Air Quality Index, calculated based on the PM2.5 annual mean concentration, in Vietnam’s two largest cities exceeded the safe limit set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) many times. Especially, air pollution was rapidly deteriorating at the end of the year as low temperature resulted in slow distribution of dust and pollutants.Analysis in November and December 2017 stated that the air pollution in Hanoi was sourced from heavy industries like steel works, cement factories and coal power plants in Quang Ninh province. Meanwhile, smog blanked most parts of the southern hub of HCM City due to pollution from transportation, power plants and industrial parks in the city.Nguyen Thi Anh Thu, a representative from the GreenID, said that last year, Hanoi had 257 days and HCM City had 222 days when the Air Quality Index exceeded the safe limit set by the WHO. Statistics from the US Embassy revealed that the atmospheric quality in the two cities was much lower than India’s New Delhi and Mumbai. However, the pollution levels in Hanoi and HCM City are almost equal to that in China’s smog-prone capital, Beijing.Alisa from US Embassy in Hanoi said that labourers have the right to know… [Read full story]
Big cities like Hanoi and HCM City and localities home to many industrial production activities such as Viet Tri still face high air pollution. The Vietnamese Natural Resources and Environment recently published a national environmental report for the 2011-2015 period. According to the report, air pollution in big cities, including Hanoi and HCM City remains high, particularly areas near main roads or construction sites. Localities which have many industrial production activities like Phu Tho Province's Viet Tri City also face serious air pollution. Dust and exhaust fumes from vehicles are the major causes of the high air pollution in big…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - The deputy director of the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Le Tuan Dinh has reassured the public that the air quality in Hanoi is not as bad as the figures in the Green Innovation and Development Centre’s (GreenID) report. Deputy director of the Hanoi Environment Department Le Tuan DinhLocal newspapers days ago cited a GreenID report as showing that the air was polluted five days a week. In general, the figures from sensor stations are less accurate and informative than the figures provided by fixed stations. Therefore, they can be used only to research and…... [read more]
Vietnam plans to public information about air quality in 19 cities across the country in 2017. Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Information and Communications to begin carrying out the mission in 2017, according to the National Action Plan for Air Quality Management until 2020 with a vision to 2030 released earlier this month. If the scheme is implemented as planned, people in 19 cities across the country will know the quality of the air that they breathe every day. These cities include: two special cities of Hanoi Capital…... [read more]
Hanoi’s air quality, rainfall and flood-hit spots can now be viewed on hanoi.gov.vn/quantracmoitruong (Photo: bnews.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi People’s Committee on January 9 launched an online service with information about weather conditions and environment indexes, including air quality index, rainfall and flooding. The page, hanoi.gov.vn/quantracmoitruong, is part of the committee’s efforts to turn the capital into a greener, smarter and friendlier city. It is also aimed at helping residents and tourists plan activities, and raising public awareness of environmental protection. The city has built ten air monitoring stations, two of which will provide updated air quality data, and…... [read more]
As planned, the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will open more 2-3 daily one-way flights from now until the middle of October, using large aircraft.
Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air will add more 20 one-way flights per day, starting the 2nd week in October.
Meanwhile budget airline Jetstar Pacific said that the carrier could not increase flights on this route in this period. Jetstar Pacific has cooperated with VNA to transfer its passengers to the national flag carrier. The company will run 6-7 one-way flights per day from October 15 to the end of the month; and 8-9 flights in…... [read more]
