Moreover, PAM Air stated that their air monitoring stations located around the capital witnessed their AQI turn red and even purple in some cases. Indeed, the AQI in a number of provinces and cities located in the north, such as Hung Yen, Thai Binh, and Hai Phong, have all passed an unhealthy threshold. … [Read more...] about Air quality in Hanoi worsens on National Day
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Hà Nội working hard to combat air pollution
However, the implementation has not been effective because the sanction level is still low while the handling of the authorities is not drastic so it is not enough to be deterrent. The department has proposed the city People's Committee assign the Department of Construction in co-ordination with the Department of Finance to study and propose the increase of sanction levels to organisations and individuals that cause environmental pollution. … [Read more...] about Hà Nội working hard to combat air pollution
Hanoi working hard to combat air pollution
People need to implement the directive of the city People's Committee on measures to overcome pollution and improve the air quality index, including not using a honeycomb charcoal stoves and other coal; not burning straw and by-products in agricultural production; dumping trash on time at the right place; not burning garbage indiscriminately; limiting the burn of votive offerings and planting trees. … [Read more...] about Hanoi working hard to combat air pollution
Ominous orange sky gives San Francisco apocalyptic tint
People relax under an orange smoke-filled sky at Dolores Park in San Francisco, California on September 9, 2020. Photo: AFP Amy Scott of San Francisco takes in the view from the Embarcadero as smoke from various wildfires burning across Northern California mixes with the marine layer, blanketing San Francisco in darkness and an orange glow. Photo: AFP Photos of the eerie scene, particularly of a San Francisco skyline fit for a dystopian science fiction film, spread quickly on social media. … [Read more...] about Ominous orange sky gives San Francisco apocalyptic tint
Air, rail transportation for farm produce should be improved: experts
Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department Tran Thanh Hai told a conference to connect agriculture firms with railways and airways on Tuesday in Ha Noi that logistics issues were making it difficult for Vietnamese agricultural products to make use of their competitive advantages. … [Read more...] about Air, rail transportation for farm produce should be improved: experts
