HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles and mopeds in the heart of the capital, Hanoi, starting July 2026, as part of a nationwide effort to curb air pollution, state media ...

Pollution in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, home to almost 9 million people, reflects the environmental cost of the Southeast Asian nation’s explosive growth.

City officials hope that electrifying motorcycles, a ‘lifeblood’ of Vietnamese transportation, will have a positive impact on ...

The ban is part of the government's sweeping new effort to tackle air and water pollution in the capital. Read more at ...

Vietnam's plan to bar gas-guzzling motorbikes from central Hanoi may clear the air of the smog-smothered capital, but riders ...

WORK is due to start later this year on the next two metro lines to be built in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Work will start ...

The current highest minimum wage is just over VND5 million per person per month, but living costs in Hanoi and HCMC are ...

Despite popular belief, vehicle emissions are not the main culprit behind Hanoi's worsening air quality, making up just 15% of total pollution, according to officials, who however say cutting ...

Hanoi, long a city of storytellers, has been devastated and reborn time and time again. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai guides readers through the literature that has played a part in that renewal.

A leaking underground water pipe beneath Truong Chinh Street in Hanoi caused severe erosion, resulting in a sinkhole that ...

At opposite ends of the country, Vietnam’s two major cities are a frenetic introduction to the nation’s culture and history.

Being in Hanoi is at the very least a duty, for me an important act of personal and political affirmation. What I’m not yet reconciled to is that it’s also a piece of political theatre.