Improving access to e-public services for citizens through national public service portal The conference was organised by the Office of the Government of Việt Nam and Huế People’s Committee in collaboration with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

Traffic safety improves in first half of the year due to pandemic, laws

According to the National Committee for Traffic Safety, between December 15, 2019, and June 14, 2020, 6,790 traffic accidents were reported nationwide, killing 3,242 people and injuring 4,939 people.

Virus and strict laws hurt beer sales Brewery companies have lowered profit targets due to a severe drop in sales consumption caused by COVID-19 and newly-applied strict penalties for inebriated drivers.

Google Maps leads motorbike drivers down banned expressway More than 5,200 motorbikes took the HCM City-Long Thành-Dầu Giây Expressway last year even though there is a ban on two-wheeled vehicles operating on the route, according to the Vietnam Expressway Services Engineering Joint Stock Company (VECE).

Motorcycle makers running out of gas in face of increased competition

The Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM) reported gloomy figures for the last months of 2019, a time when the industry typically expects a boom in sales revenue.

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A number of motorists have fallen foul of strict new drink driving laws in the first few days of the year.

Taxi driver who ripped off foreign visitor fined VNĐ4.7 million

An inspection team from Ba Đình District’s Department of Transport, in Hà Nội, reported on Wednesday they had fined a taxi driver VNĐ4.7 million (US$200) for ripping off a foreign tourist, said Bùi Ngọc Tân, head of the team.

National public services website to be launched in late November Driving licence renewals, electricity payment and paying tax online for enterprises will be among the first services provided on the platform.

Sài Gòn Railway Co to sell Tết tickets from October 20 The Sài Gòn Railway Transport Joint Stock Company will begin selling train tickets for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday beginning on October 20, according to the company’s director Đỗ Quang Văn.

HCM City to crack down on foreigners violating traffic rules HCM City’s Police Department said it will launch a three-month campaign to deter foreigners from breaking traffic rules in the city.