Gia Lai province has introduced a 30 km/h speed limit on tourist-heavy roads in Quy Nhon for electric vehicle safety. Some residents believe this speed is too slow and could cause congestion.
Following the launch of a city-wide cleanup campaign across 126 communes and wards, Hanoi Chairman Tran Si Thanh joined residents in cleaning the August Revolution Square.
Ho Chi Minh City proposes adding vice chairmen to the People's Committees of populous wards and communes, similar to the special mechanism under Resolution 98.
Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Construction has requested the Ministry of Construction and the Vietnam Register to provide vehicle registration data, including motorbikes, to manage and control emissions.
A large fire erupted at a foam factory spanning approximately 1,000 square meters in An Phuoc commune (formerly Long Thanh district), sending plumes of smoke hundreds of meters high, on the afternoon of 2/8.
A helicopter from the 918th Air Brigade, carrying two tons of dry food and instant noodles, departed from Hanoi to provide relief to flood-isolated communities in Dien Bien.
An electric car bearing the City Tour Quy Nhon logo struck a group of pedestrians crossing the street, resulting in one fatality and two injuries on the evening of 1/8.
Trucks and buses account for less than 3% of road vehicles but are involved in over 40% of road fatalities, according to the Traffic Police Department.
Two sleeper buses traveling in the same direction collided on the Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong expressway, causing panic among dozens of passengers and a traffic jam several kilometers long on the afternoon of 1/8.
The Traffic Police Department is piloting a lane restriction program, prohibiting trucks from using the inner lane closest to the median strip on the Hanoi - Hai Phong and Phap Van - Cau Gie expressways.
Swept out to sea while swimming, a father and his 6-year-old daughter clung to a float, drank rainwater, and paddled towards a distant light for 13 hours through the night.
Slow construction progress, not just land acquisition, is hindering the completion of the National Highway 28B upgrade this year, according to Lam Dong's Department of Construction.
Two 20-year-old male students drowned while swimming in Vung Bot stream, a location where authorities have placed warning signs and prohibitions, yet it still attracts many swimmers. The incident occurred on the morning of 1/8.
Khanh Hoa authorities have reclaimed over 6,200 square meters of beachfront land along nearly 90 meters of Tran Phu Street in Nha Trang from Sovico Khanh Hoa Co., Ltd. for public use.
