High school students are involved in 90 per cent of child-related traffic accidents in Ha Noi, both as drivers of motorbikes and bicycles, and victims. Another 10 percent are smaller children driven or carried by adults, according to a study sponored by the National Committee for Road Safety and the Việt Nam Association of Motorbike Manufacturers (VAMM).

Low-quality staff and relatives of officials are partly responsible for a work environment at banks that leads to criminal activity, participants at a conference held in HCM City said on Tuesday. 

Around 313,700 houses will be renovated and/or built for Vietnamese citizens in recognition of their contribution to the nation in the second phase of the housing aid project.

A Long An-based company on Tuesday said it has sued HCM City’s Waterway Police Department for “illegally seizing its vessels and causing a loss of VNĐ 34.4 billion”.

The Government Inspectorate has detected violations in finance, planning, investment and construction of many housing projects in Hà Nội.

A whirlwind occurred on Tuesday afternoon in central Hà Tĩnh Province, injuring two people and blowing away the roofs of 71 houses.

The central road maintenance fund’s reserves should be used effectively, with priority given to dealing with the aftermath of storms, Transport Minister Trương Quang Nghĩa said on Tuesday.

Four more toll stations in the southern region will be equipped with electronic toll collection (ETC) systems in the next two months. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked relevant ministries, agencies and localities to enhance the management and restoration of road and railway safety corridors as part of measures to help reduce traffic accidents.