Vietnam eyes remote work, online classes as air quality worsens越南考虑远程办公和在线课程，以应对空气质量恶化
HANOI: Vietnam has proposed new measures to combat severe air pollution, including work-from-home arrangements for government employees and online classes for students when the highest-level red alert is issued, as it braces for another winter of worsening air quality.
FILE PHOTO: A traffic intersection in Hanoi on October 19, 2026. Hanoi regularly ranks among the world’s most polluted cities during the winter months when traffic emissions, industrial and construction dust and agricultural burning trap pollutants. - AFP
HANOI: Vietnam has proposed new measures to combat severe air pollution, including work-from-home arrangements for government employees and online classes for students when the highest-level red alert is issued, as it braces for another winter of worsening air quality.
The new steps would apply in eight northern cities and provinces, including Hanoi, when a red alert is issued for an air quality index of 301 or higher, state media reports, citing a proposal from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
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资料照片：2026年10月19日，河内的一个交通十字路口。每到冬季，河内经常位列全球污染最严重的城市之列，因为交通尾气、工业和建筑扬尘以及农业焚烧都会造成污染物滞留。——法新社
河内：越南已提出新的措施来应对严重的空气污染，包括政府雇员在家办公，以及在发布最高级别的红色预警时学生进行在线课程，以应对又一个空气质量恶化的冬季。
据国家媒体报道，农业与环境部提出一项建议，当空气质量指数达到 301 或更高，并发布红色警报时，包括河内在内的八个北部城市和省份将适用这些新措施。
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