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 GDP ...

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

Hanoi (AFP) – 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 government ...