Hanoi residents are suffocating amidst thick clouds of dust from construction sites.
Thick dust from construction sites has plunged many streets in Hanoi into a hazy haze, affecting visibility for pedestrians and threatening people's health.
Thick dust from construction sites has plunged many streets in Hanoi into a hazy haze, affecting visibility for pedestrians and threatening people's health.

For several consecutive days at the end of the year, Hanoi was shrouded in a hazy atmosphere, with traffic contributing a significant portion of the pollution.

PM2.5 fine dust pollution has caused Hanoi to exceed safe levels at many times, affecting the health and quality of life of its residents.

Images of a vehicle spraying mist to extinguish dust from a height of 45 meters have been enthusiastically shared online, amidst Hanoi's consistent ranking among the world's most air-polluted cities.

The Department of Environment has announced a roadmap for applying emission standards to cars and motorcycles, with stricter standards in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, to ensure air quality.

The Nấu ferry terminal area in Hiệp Cát commune (Nam Sách district, Hải Dương province) has many unlicensed concrete mixing plants and storage yards, with trucks running day and night, causing dust pollution in the residential area.

Mining companies using explosives have caused the Nha Trang – Cam Lam expressway (Khanh Hoa province) to be shrouded in dust, creating traffic safety hazards.

Brake dust is generated during the friction between the brake pads and the disc; tiny particles are dislodged and released into the environment.

Following an inspection, the Phu Yen Economic Zone Management Board provided information regarding VTC News' report on pollution at the Dong Bac Song Cau Industrial Park.

Grass on both sides of the highway was burning fiercely, and thick smoke filled the lanes, making it impossible for many drivers to see.

Dust is frequently mentioned in daily life, but few people understand the process by which these dust particles are created.

Every day, convoys of heavy trucks travel along inter-communal roads in My Duc district, Hanoi, causing dust storms throughout residential areas and affecting the lives of residents.

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For the past 20 years, residents of Hong Son village, Thanh Son commune (Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province) have had to live amidst smoke, dust, and pollution from factories and stone quarrying sites.

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With PM2.5 dust concentrations consistently high, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment advises people to limit going outside and reduce participation in outdoor activities.

In large cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, fine dust is generated from vehicle exhaust fumes such as cars, motorbikes, or diesel-powered machines.

Fine dust consists of particles that are more than 30 times smaller than a human hair, capable of penetrating deep into the bloodstream, lungs, and alveoli, causing dangerous diseases, including cancer.

The expansion of National Highway 6, specifically the section passing through Chuc Son town (Chuong My district), was approved in 2011 but remains unfinished to this day.

According to recent studies, breathing polluted air can be equivalent to smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.

The cold wind following the thunderstorm, which stirred up dust, is believed to be the reason the sky over Heihe, Heilongjiang province, turned orange on the afternoon of May 16th.

National Assembly representative Nguyen Anh Tri stated that Hanoi residents breathe air with excessively high levels of dust nine out of ten days, but Minister Tran Hong Ha affirmed that this is not yet a cause for serious concern.

This initiative was led by Lieutenant Colonel Do Thanh Nhan, Head of the Military Supply Department - Logistics Division, along with Major Nguyen Dac Thang and Major Nguyen Manh Duc.

The village has 80 widows, 15 single men, and numerous cases of injuries and loss of working capacity – these are the sad statistics stemming from the stone quarrying industry.

There were no shops, no children playing, no elderly people sitting and chatting in front of their doors. We felt like we were in a deserted town.

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The surreal scene in the video, which looks like something out of a fairyland, is actually just an apartment complex in China shrouded in smog due to air pollution.

According to a report by the Center for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis – Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City – the levels of toxic gases CO (carbon monoxide), noise, and

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