Stricter emission deadlines set for vehicles made in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: Wikepedia Commons)
Vietnam is preparing sweeping new measures to curb urban air pollution. From 2027, all cars produced in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City must meet level 4 emission standards, while Hanoi plans to roll out low-emission zones starting in 2026 that will restrict or charge high-polluting motorcycles.
Hanoi to restrict high-emission motorcycles with low-emission zones
Following Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s call for urgent action on environmental pollution, Hanoi is accelerating plans to establish low-emission zones (LEZs), five years earlier than initially scheduled.
