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A policeman stops a truck for driving within the wrong lane in Thanh Hoa Province. —VNA/VNS Photo Doan Tan HN — Traffic deaths on land, rail and water within the first four several weeks of the year decreased by 30 percent from the same period this past year, the nation's Committee for Traffic Safety introduced yesterday.Nearly 3,700 traffic accidents were reported at that time, using more than 3,100 deaths (or 26 deaths each day) and 2,700
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a technical assistance worth 1.5 million USD to improve traffic safety and climate change adaptation on national highway 1A running through central Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces.
A workshop was held in the central Da Nang city on Dec. 17 to discuss measures to raise people’s awareness on the importance of having children wear helmets when riding motorcycles.
The HCM City administration has asked concerned agencies to complete this week a new plan to change school and office working hours for submission to the central Government.
Primary school students nationwide have the opportunity to share their ideas for traffic safety with contributions to Dream Car, the first Toyota Traffic Safety Drawing Contest sponsored by Toyota Motors Viet Nam (TMV).
British University Viet Nam yesterday sealed an agreement with Viet Hung Urban Development and Investment Co to lease 6.5ha of land within the Ecopark township in northern Hung Yen Province.
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In Ho Chi Minh City, September, observed as traffic safety month, saw the largest number of people killed in accidents this year
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked transport agencies and local authorities to take drastic measures to improve traffic safety during the rest of the year, a time when the death toll on the road usually increases.
The Government's latest resolution on road safety, which came into effect at the end of last month, aims to crack down on drink driving and improve awareness about the dangers of alcohol.
Almost 300 photos to promote road safety will be put on display in public areas, including Hanoi Railway Station, Giap Bat Bus Station in the southern city of Bac Ninh and the Maritime University in the port city of Hai Phong.
The very first meeting from the ASEAN task pressure on mental health has been heldin Hanoi from May 23-25, with associates from regional and globalorganisations participating. Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Nguyen Thi Xuyen stated theevent offers nations an opportunity to share good practices in protectingmental health, adding to strengthening cooperation within the regionand fulfilling the aim of “Healthy people, healthy ASEAN”. Xuyen known as on nations to
Forty-two kids with harelips and cleft palates within the two CentralHighlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have obtained free check-upsand procedures. The programme for poor children inremote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million VND, wascarried out and based on the Center for Research and Aid forOperation Smile (OSCA) at Dak Nong province’s general hospital from May19-21. OSCA Director Bui Tu Anh stated this isthe very first time the center provides free check-ups and surgical