Society
Campaign launched to deal with overloaded trucks
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.
Society
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Society
Traffic accidents caused by cars rise sharply in first nine months
The number of traffic accidents caused by cars rose sharply nationwide over the last nine months, accounting for 33 percent of total cases, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC).
Society
VEC bans 31,000 overloaded trucks from highways
Transport authorities have prevented 31,000 trucks overloaded with goods or passengers from entering highways since early this year, the Vietnam Expressway Service Joint Stock Company (VEC) has said.
Society
Hanoi dykes in peril amid flood season
Amid the peak of the rainy season, dyke violations in Hanoi are set to rear their ugly head.
Society
Traffic accidents decline but remain complex
The number of traffic accident cases, deaths, and injuries declined in the first half of 2018, but the problem remains complex and the drops still fall short of expectations, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh said on July 5.
Society
Transport ministry needs to focus on BOT, traffic safety
The Ministry of Transport needs to come up with a plan to solve all problems related to BOT road toll stations nationwide this year.
Society
Fewer traffic accidents, victims reported in first half
Nearly 9,600 traffic accidents resulting in 4,134 deaths and 8,000 injuries were reported in Vietnam in the first half of this year.
Environment
Illegal landfills block flood drainage
Some 80 percent of construction landfills along the capital city’s riverbanks are operating without licences, according to the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Society
Holiday traffic safety top priority: PM
The Prime Minister has asked ministries, sectors and localities to step up measures to ensure traffic safety and social order during the upcoming national holiday of National Independence Day (Sep 2).
Society
PM urges stronger measures to improve traffic safety
The Prime Minister issued Notice No. 1095/CD-TTg to direct relevant ministries, sectors and localities to push forward with measures to ensure traffic safety in the third quarter.
Society
Conference highlights important role of mass media
The press plays an important role in influencing public opinion about major public issues, said delegates at a conference held on June 20 on the occasion of National Journalism Day (June 21).
Business
Import of automobiles in April declines
Some 8,000 complete built-up units worth 182 million USD were imported to Vietnam in April, declining 20 percent compared with the same period last year.
Society
Deputy PM calls for strict measures for traffic safety
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assigned the Ministry of Public Security to implement strict measures to crack down on traffic safety violations at an October 2 conference on traffic safety in
Traffic accidents decline in 2015: official
Khuat Viet Hung, Vice-Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee,
told Vietnamplus.vn that though less traffic accidents have occurred so
far this year, overloaded trucks pose a safety threat.
Government issues resolution to spur production
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 4 approved a Resolution on a
string of steps to be taken to clear business obstacles and spur
industrial and agro-production.
Business
Truck market sees steady growth
The domestic truck market has seen significant growth since the Ministry
of Transport's decision to increase control and oversight of overloaded
vehicles and ensure the safety of all drivers on the roads.
The policy appears to have been successful, as the number of traffic accidents since April has decreased and the transport sector seems to be more competitive, especially the truck market.
The policy appears to have been successful, as the number of traffic accidents since April has decreased and the transport sector seems to be more competitive, especially the truck market.
Society
Transport Ministry's team to inspect faulty roads
Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has set up a team to examine why
many sections of new roads and highways have subsided so quickly after
being opened.
Concerted efforts to crackdown on overloaded vehicles prove success
Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho discussed curbing overloaded
trucks on the roads with Dat Viet (Vietnamese Land ) e-newspaper.
Society
Regulation aims to reduce overloaded container trucks
The Vietnam Register Department under the Ministry of Transport now
requires all container truck drivers to attach photos of their original
truck to the registration certificate.
Auto registration centres nationwide to be checked
All the 100 automobile registration centres throughout the country
will be inspected, following a proposal issued during a recent meeting
at the Transport Ministry.
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