Two people were killed and one was injured in a road accident on Thăng Long Boulevard in Thạch Thất District, Hà Nội on Thursday morning.

According to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, 21 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, causing 15 deaths and 13 injuries, on Tuesday, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể has issued a plan to improve traffic safety for 2019, which details measures to raise public awareness and compliance with traffic rules, among others.

Holiday spirit seems to be in short supply at the Ministry of Transport (MoT), as the body has rejected a proposal to waive road tolls for the first three days of the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Somehow the most basic rule of driving is being ignored. Despite thousands of warnings, drunk and drugged drivers still risk theirs and other’s lives on the roads daily. Public health messaging about the dangers of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs is falling on deaf ears.

The Pháp Vân-Cầu Giẽ Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Joint Stock Company has sent a proposal to the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam to exempt road users from tolls on the first three days of the lunar new year.

Việt Nam aims to reduce the number of traffic accidents, deaths and injuries by 5-10 per cent, according to targets set by Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình.

Việt Nam aims to reduce the number of traffic accidents, deaths and injuries by 5-10 per cent, according to targets set by Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình.

Four people were killed in a road accident in the southern province of Long An on Wednesday.

Amid the football frenzy that captured Việt Nam last Saturday, I had a question no one was able to answer solidly: How many people actually went out onto the street to celebrate the AFF Suzuki Cup victory of the Việt Nam team?