VIETNAM: The country’s capital, Hanoi, has been blanketed in thick smog for weeks, pushing the city to the forefront of global air pollution concerns. In response, government officials are urging a shift to electric vehicles (EVs) to combat the growing environmental crisis.

HANOI (Reuters) -- Vietnam's capital Hanoi has been covered in thick smog over recent weeks, putting it at the top of a list of the world's most polluted cities, as the government said it would push for more electric vehicles (EVs) to alleviate the problem.

The Vietnamese capital Hanoi topped the list of the world’s most polluted city on Friday (Jan 3), Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.