Capital city works to reduce traffic congestion
August 04, 2023 | 12:10
The capital city of Hanoi is adopting a range of measures to ensure traffic safety and reduce congestion at ‘traffic black spots’.
Restricting personal vehicles and promoting public transport key solutions for traffic safety
July 07, 2023 | 10:59
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has highlighted that restricting the use of personal vehicles in major cities and encouraging the use of public transportation would be the key solutions to achieve the sustainable goal of reducing traffic accidents and alleviating traffic congestion.
Sixty-seven people killed in traffic accidents during national holidays
May 04, 2023 | 15:38
A total of 129 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam during the national holidays from April 29 to May 3, killing 67 people and injuring 90 others, according to the Traffic Police Department.
Tokio Marine Insurance Vietnam donates quality helmets to Ha Giang students
November 22, 2022 | 09:30
Japanese-backed non-life insurer Tokio Marine Insurance Vietnam has partnered with the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) to launch the “Helmets for children” campaign, delivering over 2,200 good quality helmets to disadvantaged primary and secondary pupils in four boarding schools in Ha Giang province in Vietnam’s northeast.
Vietnam’s traffic accidents fall 19.33 per cent in Q1
April 18, 2022 | 08:17
Vietnam reported over 2,700 traffic accidents in the first quarter of 2022, down 19.33 per cent from the same period last year.
216 traffic accidents kill 121 people during nine-day Tet holiday
February 07, 2022 | 10:54
As many as 216 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 121 people and injuring 138 others during the Lunar New Year holiday from January 29 to February 6, reported the Traffic Police Department.
More than 19,600 babies born during seven-day Tet holiday
February 18, 2021 | 09:08
There were 19,624 newborns delivered during the seven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 11 to 17, according to the Agency of Health Examination and Treatment at the Ministry of Health.
Traffic accidents down 19 pct. y-o-y in first half
July 02, 2020 | 09:18
The National Committee on Traffic Safety has announced that Vietnam saw a 19 percent year-on-year decline in the number of traffic accidents in the first half of this year - the biggest fall in many years.
Over 1,300 traffic accidents nationwide in May
May 31, 2019 | 15:23
There were 1,326 cases of traffic accidents in May, killing 558 people and injuring over 1,000 others, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.
Traffic accidents claim 66 lives during three-day holiday
April 17, 2019 | 10:29
A total of 66 people were killed and 60 others were injured in 97 traffic accidents during the Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday, which started on April 13.
Traffic accidents caused by potholes raise public concern
December 13, 2018 | 12:16
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.
Road accident deaths swell to 1.35 million globally each year: WHO
December 07, 2018 | 13:13
Road accidents kill someone every 24 seconds, with a total of 1.35 million traffic deaths around the world each year, the World Health Organization said Friday (Dec 7), demanding global action.
Roads for cyclists, pedestrians needed to ease urban traffic
August 27, 2018 | 15:24
As urbanisation has progressed rapidly in the country’s big cities, overloaded transport infrastructure is increasing the risk of traffic accidents and worsening environmental pollution.
More than 4,100 people die in traffic accidents so far this year
July 06, 2018 | 11:23
The number of traffic accidents, traffic-related deaths and injuries in Vietnam dropped in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year.
The biggest challenge for driverless cars? Tackling dangerous but mundane situations
April 01, 2018 | 17:56
The biggest ethical challenges for self-driving cars arise in mundane situations, not when crashes are unavoidable, says one observer from Stanford University.
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