Việt Nam appreciated Sweden’ s sharing on experiences, good practices and technologies to support the development of public transport sector, Deputy Transport Minister Lê Đình Thọ said on Monday.
It’s been more than two weeks since Hà Nội began applying higher parking fees, up by 50 to 300 per cent over the previous rates.
Taxation and customs general departments must simplify their administrative procedures and eliminate unnecessary licences to attract more overseas Vietnamese investors, experts said.
Although Hà Nội is one of the country’s biggest cities, its system for removing broken-down vehicles from crowded roads is ineffective, traffic users and experts say.
Cities consume 70 per cent of Việt Nam’s total energy and discharge 70 per cent of the country’s total carbon dioxide emissions, a policy dialogue announced yesterday in Hà Nội.
Hà Nội has about 35 congestion hotspots and the maximum time spent stuck in traffic has been cut to just 20 minutes.
Triệu Thị Thoa of HCM City’s District 6 says when her neighbours see a vehicle come to collect garbage, all of them close their doors immediately to avoid its stench.
The number of cases of diphtheria increased to 60 as of yesterd in Bình Phước, according to the south-eastern province’s Preventive Health Centre.