VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will need an investment of nearly VND1.9 trillion (over US$84.4 million) to renovate a section of National Highway No 1A at its western gateway in Binh Chanh District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many economic norms exceeded plan while social issues such as flooding, traffic accidents and diseases still challenged Ho Chi Minh City’s socioeconomic development in the first nine months this year,

  Two passenger trains in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have derailed within minutes of each other, killing at least 19 people, officials say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People receiving vaccines through the free national immunisation programme will be compensated if the immunisation fails or causes serious side effects.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam understands the potential risks behind Chinese ODA (official development assistance) and Chinese technologies, but it still needs Chinese capital.

 Local police will set up working groups to inspect transport projects in the city, after several accidents occurred at work sites of the Ha Noi urban railway project.

As many as 163 traffic accidents occurred nationwide during the national holiday from April 28 to May 1, killing 91 people and injuring 109 others.

Trucks carrying too much cargo have become a problem near Ha Noi. They are damaging a road and making the air dirty. Such trucks are not supposed to be on that road.

 The Law Online newspaper quoted sources from the National Traffic Safety Committee as saying that in a mere three days from February 7 to 9, 115 traffic accidents were reported nationwide that left 69 dead and 64 injured.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has reported that at least 14 medical workers had been assaulted since the beginning of 2013.

 At least 24 miners have been killed and 54 injured by an underground fire at a mine in China's north-eastern Liaoning province, state media report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport firms could grind to a halt if they can't upgrade their semi-trailer trucks to meet new regulations by the end of the year.

Drunk driving is the cause of 70 percent of traffic accidents in Vietnam, Office Chief of the National Traffic Safety Committee Nguyen Trong Thai said, urging drastic measures to tackle the problem.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unco-ordinated and wrongly placed traffic lights have actually become a hindrance instead of an aid to the flow of traffic in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of illegal rail crossing are blamed for many of the recent rail crossing accidents in the northern province of Nam Dinh recently.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Most foreign tourists who rent a motorcycle do not have a driver's license under the provisions of Vietnam law and they unaware of Vietnamese traffic laws.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport businesses will have their business licenses suspended for up to three months if they are involved in accidents that lead to three or more fatalities,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a proposal to use traffic cameras in many capital city streets to make sure car drivers are staying on the right side of the road

 A flyover has collapsed on to vehicles in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, killing two people.

 Vietnam, US discuss non-traditional gas development; Four die in Ha Giang motorbike accident; Vietnam hosts first ASEAN Meeting on UXO; Nearly US$1.6 million for anti-corruption