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All passenger transport services from/to the central city of Da Nang were allowed to be fully restored as from 0:00 on September 7, as the COVID-19 outbreak in the city has been put under control.

The North-South Expressway will be equipped with a smart traffic system when put into operation to ensure efficient management and operation of vehicles, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Electronic toll collection (ETC) services were officially introduced along the entirety of the Hanoi - Hai Phong Expressway on August 11.

Units, organisations or companies that use internal transport will have to obtain transport business licences if the proposed revised law on road traffic from the Ministry of Transport is passed.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent an urgent message to ask localities to take drastic measures to prevent particularly serious traffic accidents.

The Ministry of Transport has asked relevant agencies to strengthen inspection of driving training centres and vehicle registration nationwide to improve traffic safety.

The burden on transport enterprises will be reduced if a proposal for a three-month exemption of road maintenance fees is approved, the Ministry of Transport has said.

Domestic passenger transportation services will resume from 0:00 on May 8 to meet people's traveling demand as the COVID-19 epidemic is under control in Vietnam, said the Ministry of Transport.

Plans to monitor driving tests with CCTV cameras may be put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Transport has asked relevant offices to complete surface damage repairs of Hanoi's Thang Long Bridge by September.

The eruption of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus all over the world has made severe impacts on socio-economic development. In particular, transport enterprises are suffering from sizeable losses.

Poor management in some localities is allowing overloaded trucks to damage roads, according to the latest report by Directorate for Roads of Vietnam.

The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) has called on various agencies to fulfill their responsibility for maintaining transport projects on national highways and expressways at the end of the year.

The Ministry of Transport has taken steps to prevent the increasing number of accidents involving cargo trucks and container trucks.

A project to build 2,174 bridges to replace temporary bridges in 50 provinces and cities has progressed more quickly than expected, said Nguyen Van Huyen, Director of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam.

Drivers who try to cheat in driving tests or buy fake driving licences would face a five year driving ban.

Large areas under elevated roadways in Ho Chi Minh City lie abandoned even as the city suffers from a severe shortage of parking spaces.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) to revise the Government Decree No 46 issued in 2016 towards imposing stricter penalties on drivers whose alcohol content in blood or breath exceeding the permitted level.

The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) has proposed developing software to better manage drivers working in transportation enterprises.

The Transport Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security and the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport have agreed to share a driving licence management database.