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Train-motorbike collision kills two in Nam Dinh

 VietNamNet Bridge – A railway accident on Sunday afternoon in the northern province of Nam Dinh killed two people, according to Tran Doan Huong, head of Cat Dang Railway Station.

Accidents claim 183 lives during Tet holiday

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty two people were killed and 19 others injured in traffic accidents on Sunday on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. 

Ministry determined to tackle traffic issues

Traffic safety is becoming an increasingly pressing issue, especially on the roads and railways. Vietnam News Agency speaks to Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The about solutions to solve this problem.

Road tests target container trucks

The Viet Nam Register (VR) has asked its branches nationwide to increase technical safety examinations of vehicles, particularly container trucks, coaches and tractor trailers, as part of measures to improve traffic safety.

Traffic accidents caused by potholes raise public concern

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of recent traffic accidents in central Vietnam have been blamed on potholes and road mismanagement recently, raising public concerns over traffic safety and the responsibility of agencies.

31,000 overloaded vehicles refused entry to highways: VEC

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport authorities have prevented 31,000 trucks overloaded with goods or passengers from entering highways since early this year, 

Hypertension on-the-rise poses serious health risks

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people who die of hypertension each year in Vietnam is 10 times higher than the number of victims killed by traffic accidents, 

Traffic accidents kill 67 during holidays

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic accidents killed 67 people and injured 74 others during the three days of New Year holidays, data from the Ministry of Public Security showed on January 1.

Hanoi must improve vehicle recovery

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although Ha Noi is one of the country’s biggest cities, its system for removing broken-down vehicles from crowded roads is ineffective, 

24,400 car plates to expire

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to estimates, there are more than 24,400 cars and trucks with expired registration as of January 1, 2018, according to the Viet Nam Register.

VN aims to improve road safety

Around 800 local and international traffic experts and policymakers shared vision and discussed action programmes for safe, green and integrated transport at a meeting held yesterday in HCM City.

Int’l traffic safety conference to be held in HCM City, Binh Duong

More than 600 local and international traffic experts and policymakers are expected to take part in the 12th International Conference of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies in HCM City and Binh Duong

Crime, traffic accidents in Vietnam drop in first six months

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of crimes dropped by nearly four per cent in the first six months of the year in comparison with the same period last year, 

HCM City aims to reduce seaport traffic jams

The HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Department of Transport to seek measures to tackle traffic congestion at 37 traffic-congestion hotpots across the city,

Make railways top development engine

Former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transport, Professor La Ngoc Khue, talks about the glaring imbalance of Viet Nam’s traffic system.

The taxi driver who saves lives

A taxi driver from the central province of Nghe An has turned his house into a first-aid station so that he can offer timely help to traffic accident victims.

Patients waits days for central hospital surgery

 VietNamNet Bridge – A week after a traffic accident, 52-year-old woman Tran Thi Linh arrived at Viet Nam-Germany Hospital on April 28 to get patella surgery.

Speeding causes 10% of accidents

The Office Chief of the National Traffic Safety Committee, Nguyen Trong Thai, talks to Hai quan (Customs) newspaper about measures to reduce speeding, one of the key traffic accident causes.

Campaign launched against drowsy driving

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Van Manh, a 32-year-old driver from Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, was sleepy although his eyes remained open.

Hanoi to clear sidewalks of cars, beer joints

All districts and communes in the capital city of Ha Noi will start campaigns this week to control the pervasive encroachment of cafes, beer joints and cars on sidewalks,