As many as 209 traffic accidents occurred nationwide during the four-day New Year holiday from January 1 to 4, with none recorded for waterways.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tranquility and charm have been holding back many foreigners to live and work in Hanoi. But what they fear the most is traffic chaos in the city, which has driven many out of the city.

 Up to 8,996 lives were lost in 25,322 traffic accidents throughout the country in 2014, according to the report by the Vietnam National Traffic Safety Committee.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Van Nhan ignored the difficulties and the gossip from others each time he would harbour vagrants and underprivileged people at his home and help them reunite with their families.

In the nine months leading up to October there were 18,697 traffic accidents throughout the country resulting in 6,758 deaths and 17,835 serious injuries, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

 As many as 186 traffic accidents occurred during the four-day holiday from August 30 to September 2, killing 114 people and injuring another 145.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – A major plan to regulate the installment of outdoors advertising billboards in Ha Noi has been developed by the city to deal with unauthorised outdoor advertising.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those midnight runs for 12-packs of Beer Ha Noi might soon get a bit more complicated.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The sales of liquor and beer may be banned from 10pm to 6am, according to a draft law being prepared by the Ministry of Health.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of traffic accidents in Ha Noi's suburbs has risen dramatically recently due to general disregard for traffic laws, according to police.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Starting June 1, electric bike owners will be required to register their vehicles and get license plates, according to Major Pham Quang Huy, an official from the Ministry of Public Security.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 286 people were killed in 598 traffic accidents nationwide during the recent nine-day Tet (Lunar New Year) festival that ran from January 28 to February 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Close to 80 people were killed and 214 others were injured in 182 traffic accidents nationwide in the first three days of the Lunar New Year, the latest report of the National Traffic Safety Committee has revealed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) reports 2013 saw a total of 29,385 traffic accidents that killed 9,369 people and caused 29,500 injuries.