VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 23
23/01/2021 10:35 GMT+7
Hanoi’s air quality continues worsening
Hanoi’s air pollution has continued worsening in many areas, posing health risks for local residents.
According to the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the air quality index at the city’s 34 air monitoring stations this morning, January 21 faced extremely severe pollution. Four stations located in Thanh Xuan District, Cau Giay District and Hoan Kiem District had the worst results.
The department’s Environmental Protection Board said that the content of high fine particulate matters of PM 2.5 and PM 10 increased by 1.3-2 times against the day before.
Weather conditions with the thick dense smog and high moisture is among the major causes of the serious pollution in the city, the board added.
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Source: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
The website also spotlights major international news and issues of public concern, while supplying documents, data and professional guidelines on external relations, and rejecting wrongful and distorted information and stances on Vietnam.
The news website, available at www.ttdn.vn, also provides a library of photos and videos featuring major external events of the Party and State as well as the images, culture and people of Vietnam.
The launching of the website is expected to diversify the forms of external information popularisation, especially among foreigners and Vietnamese people abroad with high interaction.
A handbook, entitled “Glorious Fatherland, Vietnam’s Fortune” was also launched at the ceremony. It consists of three parts, highlighting the outstanding achievements of Vietnam on the path of “Doi moi” (renewal), integration and development; the position and prestige of Vietnam; and the vision and desire of Vietnam.