Hà Giang forest management official prosecuted

On Thursday, police in northern Hà Giang Province started legal proceedings against Nguyễn Quang Huy, deputy director of Phong Quang Special Use Forest Management Board under the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, for abusing his power and position to appropriate assets.

Programme seeks to slow down vehicles to make school zones safer

Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation and the Gia Lai Province Traffic Safety Committee launched a new public awareness campaign and made school zone road modifications in Pleiku city as part of a programme to reduce vehicle speeds in school zones, the first of its kind in the country.  

 

Deputy PM asks for alcohol checks for drivers

Following a number of recent serious traffic accidents, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee Trương Hòa Bình has asked concerned organisations to redouble checks for violations related to alcohol and drug consumption among drivers.

Sharing is caring in terms of books

Book boxes along the streets of Germany and the sight of people reading while on the subways in Belgium greatly impressed Vietnamese PhD student Nguyễn Tuấn Nam during his time in Europe.

North-South Expressway projects prepare for site clearance

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has highlighted the decisive role of land clearance to the success of the North-South Expressway project during the 2017-20 period, ensuring that the construction begins in 2020 and the expressway is put into service one year later. 

Slow site clearance delays bridge

The Ministry of Defense plans to hand over a part of its land near Ba Son area to the HCM City People’s Committee to ensure the progress of the Thủ Thiêm 2 Bridge project, which would link District 1 and 2.

Measles case complication in Hà Nội

Hà Nội-based Bạch Mai Hospital said it has received a measles patient developing encephalitis-meningitis, the first case of the rare complication this year.

Prime Minister guides African swine fever control efforts

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Wednesday instructed the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), relevant agencies and localities to take prompt measures to control African swine fever (ASF) in Việt Nam.

Illegal headlamps cause traffic safety concerns

Substandard motorbike and car headlamps pose a danger to other drivers, but traffic police are unable to deal with the growing problem because there are no regulations on sanctions for people who install or drive with excessively bright lights, Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper reports.

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