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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive requiring acceleration of the application of automated non-stop toll collection services nationwide.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh chaired a meeting on August 28 of the National Traffic Safety Committee to look into the causes of recent serious traffic accidents and seek solutions to remove accident hotspots in the country’s roads.

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

In order for daily life to proceed as normal while the COVID-19 pandemic is being controlled, central Thua Thien-Hue province has focused on introducing a range of solutions where necessary.

Personal registration plates could soon be seen on motorbikes and cars nationwide, as a new law is being drawn up to allow people to buy exclusive numbers.

Vehicle licence plates have to be considered public assets eligible for transactions, experts said about the Government’s plan to sell highly sought-after lucky numbers via auctions.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has recently proposed removing the road maintenance fund and petrol price stabilisation fund.

The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) is planning to launch a campaign to put an end to heavy trucks that had been modified to carry excess loads.

Vietnam’s insurance industry maintained positive growth in the first half of this year, with total revenue surging by 24.35 percent year-on-year to nearly 71.15 trillion VND (3 billion USD), the Ministry of Finance’s Insurance Supervisory Authority (ISA) has reported.

The State needs to take fundamental and comprehensive measures to control the harmful effects of alcohol in the society in order to minimize traffic accidents caused by drunken drivers.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has underlined the urgent need to repair dilapidated roads and bridges, saying that if the work is not done well, it could cause mortal danger.

Concerned organisations in Hanoi are actively studying and finalising the details of an intelligent transport scheme, which is expected to be completed next year.

The Ministry of Transport plans to install e-tags on 3.2 million motorised vehicles by the year-end in a bid to conduct electronic toll collection (ETC) at build-operate-transfer (BOT) stations in 2019.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has proposed a roadmap to revoke outdated motorbikes that discharge harmful substances into the environment.

The Vietnam Expressway Corporation began a new system of collecting tolls using smart cards on the HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway, which connects HCM City and Dong Nai province, on May 15.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has approved a pilot programme that will utilise software and automation technology to manage public parking zones in the city.

The Transport Ministry has declined to approve a Uber Vietnam request to pilot an IT upgrade for its services, citing, among other things, a lack of authorisation and validation from its parent firm.

The use black boxes in vehicles, and the data extracted from them, has proved to be effective in detecting traffic violations.

The Transport Ministry’s plan to install electronic toll collection (ETC) systems on national highways by July 1 has failed to meet the deadline due to several difficulties.

Traffic congestion at toll stations continues to increase despite significant investments to expand the roads, causing problems for both drivers and traffic management officials.