Environment
The first stage will apply to a small downtown area and affect only buses and garbage trucks.
A street in Ho Chi Minh City, photographed in October 2024. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
LIEN HOANG
September 6, 2026 at 16:58 JST
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest city, has postponed the introduction of its low‑emission zone, which limits gasoline‑powered vehicles, to allow residents and businesses additional time to prepare.


