Health official calls for end to workplace drinking

Alcohol harm prevention content should be included in workplace regulations by banning drinking before and during working hours and driving vehicles, a top health official has said.

Tax officials reduce inspections to help businesses amid COVID-19

After collecting US$11.6 million from violations since early 2020, the General Department of Taxation (GDT) said it would reduce regular tax checks at businesses to help them focus on production to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.

PM orders drastic measures after fatal road accident in Bình Thuận Province Eight people have died and seven others injured after a coach collided with a lorry in the southern province of Bình Thuận.

Senior officials, military leaders face discipline, Party expulsion for wrongdoings Executives of the Việt Nam Expressway (VEC) Corporation, military commanders, and former leaders of HCM City were among the high-ranking officials to be disciplined – some even expelled from the Communist Party – following the latest round of reviews by the Party Central Inspection Commission.

Over 130,000 vehicles inspected in two days of new campaign Over 130,000 vehicles were pulled over for inspection across the country on the first two days of a new traffic safety campaign. Fines worth a total of over VNĐ14 billion (US$602 million) were issued.

Road safety targets set for 2020 A campaign has been launched by Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình over the weekend to reduce road traffic accidents in 2020.

PM calls for traffic safety during new year holidays

In the message, PM Phúc said demand for travel would increase during the holidays, including the calendar New Year, Lunar New Year and spring festivals, which meant greater risk of traffic congestion and accidents.

Study finds 68 per cent of people consuming liquor in restaurants drive motorbikes home People who have consumed alcohol should not be allowed to ride motorcycles, a conference held to discuss the influence of alcohol on driving has suggested.

VN deploys high-tech to catch traffic violators The Transport Ministry plans to promote IT and digital advancements in traffic management, and improve quality in training, testing and issuing driving licences, as well as in the operation of safety management systems in civil aviation.

Traffic safety has miles to go: PM Though traffic accidents and deaths fell respectively by 7.1 per cent and 7.55 per cent in the first half of the year compared to 2018, the total figures of 8,385 accidents and 3,810 deaths were still too high, he said.