Hanoi was ranked as the third most air-polluted city in the world on this morning, November 14, according to data released by air quality monitor AirVisual.
The Philippines ordered evacuations ahead of Typhoon Usagi on Wednesday, as the UN disaster office sought $32.9 million in aid for the country after storms that killed more than 150 people.
Typhoon Yinxing is losing its strength and is expected to head for the central coast of Vietnam on November 12, while another typhoon, Toraji, is anticipated to move into the East Sea on the same day.
Typhoon Toraji is active in the Philippines’ Luzon Island and is forecast to enter the East Sea on November 12, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Vietnam will start to pilot the implementation of emissions trading system from June 2025, working towards official operation in 2028 and connection with international markets from 2030.
Some areas in Hoan Kiem District in Hanoi, including the Hanoi Old Quarter, have been recommended as pilot sites for the city’s first low-emission zone.
A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted more than half a dozen times on Thursday, catapulting a colossal ash tower five miles into the sky against a backdrop of lightning.
A tropical cyclone east of the Philippines developed into Typhoon Yinxing early on November 4 and is likely to enter the East Sea this weekend, according to meteorologists.
The Phan Rang-Thap Cham city sub-project – part of the Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project funded by the World Bank Group was inauguarted in Ninh Thuan on November 2.
As many as 63 earthquakes were reported nationwide in October, the Institute of Geophysics under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology reported on November 1.