Keyword: "air quality index"

In Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province, the air quality index (AQI) surpassed 1,100 over the weekend, while Indonesia’s Ministry of Health said more than 113,000 cases of respiratory infections had been recorded in seven provinces since the fires broke out earlier this year.

The Government has instructed the People's Committees of Hanoi and HCM City to urgently implement measures aimed at achieving safe Air Quality Index (AQI) levels within five years.

Severe air pollution in the capital city is forecast to linger until at least this weekend, leaving much of the city clouded in smog.

Visible dense haze engulfed Hanoi throughout January 14 with the air quality index (AQI) monitored at most sensor station reaching unhealthy levels from 151 to 193 from early in the morning.

Air quality in the capital city of Hanoi fell to dangerous levels in the first week of the New Year, particularly in inner city areas, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has asked the People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces nationwide to roll out urgent solutions to control air pollution and promptly address any “hotspots”.

The Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) has launched a mobile application named “Envisoft” to help users regularly update information about air quality.

Authorities in Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok ordered nearly 450 schools to close on January 22 as pollution reached dangerously unhealthy levels.

Kindergartens and primary schools in Hanoi will be closed if the air quality index (AQI) hits 300 and above, equivalent to hazardous levels, city authorities announced on December 25.

The capital of Hanoi was named as the most polluted city in the world on September 26, with the southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City not far behind.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited some northern areas of this country on April 2 to examine local air pollution.

Many provinces in northern Thailand on March 31 reported disastrous levels of smog, which pose a threat to public health.

The air quality index (AQI) taken from 10 different air monitoring stations in Hanoi from February 11-12 showed air quality at a bad level, according to the Hanoi Environment Protection Sub-department.

The Pollution Control Department has thanked all agencies and the public for their contribution, after the Air Quality Index (AQI) showed signs of improvement.

Residents in Bangkok, Thailand were warned on Feb. 8 the city’s air quality had hit dangerous levels just days after the country’s pollution control agency appealed to residents to wear face masks.

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.