Binh Dinh Province will spend VND99bn (USD4.3m) to build a dyke to protect 100 houses in Nhon Hai Commune which are threatened by erosion.

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

A fierce cold snap is forecast to hit the nation’s northern and northcentral regions from January 25, on the first day of the first lunar month, according to reports by the National Centre for Hydro-meteorology Forecasting.

The amount of rubbish is increasing in Hanoi ahead of the Tet holiday as local families tidy up their houses.

HCM City has faced severe air pollution over the past week with a high index of PM2.5.

HCMC plans to examine emissions from motorcycles on a trial basis this month as part of a broader plan to remove aging vehicles from the road to reduce air pollution in the city, reported Thanh Nien newspaper.

The northern region has experienced the hottest first two weeks of the year in the past 50 years, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.