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A ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 21 to commemorate people who lost their lives in traffic accidents.

Traffic accidents dropped across all three criteria during the week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 10-16, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department.

A total of 198 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 133 people and injuring 174 others during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays between January 23-29 nationwide.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) of Thailand has held a meeting to plan accident prevention and safety measures covering the New Year holidays.

Ho Chi Minh City’s police on August 1 embarked on a campaign to disseminate traffic rules among foreigners in the city.

A procession was held in Hanoi on February 25 to disseminate the municipal authorities’ call on the locals to demonstrate their civilized way of life ahead of the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, thus promoting Hanoi’s image to international friends.

Vietnam Expressway Services Engineering JSC this month began providing authorities video footage and photos of vehicles violating traffic regulations on the HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway.

Traffic police will be able to stop and search vehicles, and check their papers and the people travelling in them from February 15.

Activities to mark the start of the Traffic Safety Year 2016 took place in Hanoi on January 9, which aims to raise public awareness of observance of traffic rules.

The National Committee on Traffic Safety on January 4 launched the Traffic Safety Year 2016 in Nghe An province in an effort to engage the public and improve awareness of traffic safety nationwide.