Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has freshly issued a dispatch directing the strengthening of measures to ensure security, order, traffic safety, fire prevention, and food safety during the National Day holiday, which lasts from August 31 to September 3.

VOV.VN - As many as 14,242 traffic accidents occurred nationwide during the first seven months of the year, killing 6,204 people and injuring 10,976 others, reported the National Traffic Safety Committee.

There were 12,321 traffic accidents, resulting in 5,255 deaths and 9,599 injuries nationwide in the first half this year, reported the National Traffic Safety Committee.

Hanoi's Department of Transport, with support of the Partnership Programme for Healthy Cities (PHC), the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) and the municipal People's Committee, has launched a pilot programme to enhance traffic safety around schools.

VOV.VN - Competent authorities in Vietnam are proactively enforcing traffic laws, with tougher penalties to be imposed on drink driving offences with the aim of reducing traffic accidents, including deaths and injuries, whilst also promoting traffic safety culture in society.

VOV.VN - As many as 83 traffic accidents occurred nationwide on February 11, or the second day of the lunar new year, causing 28 deaths and 87 injuries, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation to improve road traffic safety in Vietnam in the 2024 – 2026 period was signed between the Department of Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) under the Ministry of Transport and 3M Corporation of the US at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 30.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for drastic actions to ensure traffic order and safety during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and spring festivals, as heavy traffic is forecast.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has asked officials, Party members, civil servants and public employees, parents and teachers to set examples in abiding by laws and creating motivation to raise awareness of voluntarily obeying traffic rules, gradually building a safe traffic culture for society.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) are set to jointly hold a requiem for peace of the souls of traffic accident victims on December 29 at Long Hung Pagoda in Dong Anh district of Hanoi.