Again I am surprised by how poor the air is in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. I expected it to be better in the rainy season. Consistently Shanghai's air has been cleaner than the air in Ho Chi Minh City. This was not expected especially with a constant wind blowing in the city. I hear that factories are moving to Vietnam from China due to lower labor costs. Maybe this is … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Bad Air Quality
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Air is cleaner in Shanghai than Saigon
This is definitely not the norm but right now the air is cleaner is Shanghai than Saigon. I still got my air purifiers going though. … [Read more...] about Air is cleaner in Shanghai than Saigon
Low cost air purifier
Anybody in Vietnam interested in low cost air purifiers? I tested this one in Shanghai. Does a good job getting the air below 50 AQI which is a healthy reading. Let me know. … [Read more...] about Low cost air purifier
Air Quality in Saigon
I brought my AQI monitor to Saigon. I was curious to see the air quality. Saigon's air is getting worse but I would argue it has always been bad. I still remember my black feet when moving to a villa in Thu Duc back in 2004. Anyway, here is a reading I got from the room I am staying in. Not bad. With the air conditioner on, it drops below 50 which is healthy. I did a … [Read more...] about Air Quality in Saigon