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Hanoi (VNA) - Authorities in Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok ordered nearly 450 schools to close on January 22 as pollution reached dangerously unhealthy levels. Bangkok, the world's most visited city, saw levels of PM 2.5 particles at 78.3 pg/m3. A level above 35 is considered unhealthy by the World Health Organisation (WHO). PM 2.5 particles can include dust, soot and smoke and are so small they can lodge deep in the lungs and enter the bloodstream. Bangkok's air quality index (AQI) on January 22 was 163, according to data from AirVisual. Anything above 150 is considered unhealthy. Like many growing Asian cities, Bangkok is plagued by vehicle fumes, dust from construction sites and emissions from industry but the burning of stubble and undergrowth in fields in surrounding rural areas is believed to contribute to much higher pollution levels in the dry, winter months. Last January, the city closed schools for a week because of pollution./. … [Read more...] about Nearly 450 schools in Thailand’s capital city shut due to air pollution

Da Nang is full of spring atmosphere. Every corner of the City is decorated colourfully. The spring flower street Flowers bloom in the flower street. The central coastal city is even more beautiful with colourful flowers. The streets are brightened with yellow apricot blossoms. A corner of the spring flower market in Da Nang Different kinds of flowers bloom in every street Visitors walking the flower streets. Students are eager to join the folklore festival at Phan Chau Trinh High School. Various activities were held at the school. Several students from New Zealand learning how to make banh chung (square glutinous cake). Han River in spring atmosphere The coastal city extends best wishes on the occasion of Tet Festival. … [Read more...] about Da Nang full of spring atmosphere

The Party and State leader offered his New Year wishes to all veteran revolutionaries, incumbent and former leaders of the Party, State and the Vietnam Fatherland Front as well as the entire Vietnamese people in and outside the country on the occasion of the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). He highlighted the great achievements that the country has gained in almost all the fields in 2019, saying that with an economic growth of over 7 percent, Vietnam is among the countries with the highest growth in the region and the world. The GDP scale reached 266 billion USD and per capita income stood at 2,800 USD. Meanwhile, the macro-economy has been kept stable and inflation placed under control. 2019 is the second consecutive year that all the 12 targets set by the National Assembly  have been completed, he said. The leader also acknowledged the obvious progress in social security, health care, science-technology, education – training, job … [Read more...] about Party, State leader holds Tet meeting with senior officials, veteran revolutionaries

More people than usual were seen wearing masks on the streets of Beijing and Shanghai on Jan 22, 2019. (Photo: AFP/Nicolas Asfouri) More people than usual were seen wearing masks on the streets and several stores AFP visited had run out of stock - to the dismay of customers. … [Read more...] about Masks, disinfectants in low supply as China virus spreads

Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi will grow about 120,000 trees in districts, towns, public places, offices, schools and hospitals this spring in memory of President Ho Chi Minh. The tree planting festival will take place from January 30 to February 5 throughout the capital city. In 2020, the city plans to have up to 250,000 new trees.  Vietnamese people have a special tree planting festival in spring, which highlights the country’s traditional custom initiated by President Ho Chi Minh in the hope of greening up the country./. … [Read more...] about Hanoi to plant about 120,000 new trees this spring