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Seven-seat car slams into trailer truck on highway, leaving 4 dead

Seven-seat car slams into trailer truck on highway, leaving 4 dead

A Toyota Avanza carrying 7 people crossed into the oncoming lane on National Highway 1 and crashed head-on into a trailer truck, killing 4 and critically injuring two others.
Nearly 1,900 AI cameras to go live across Hanoi to curb traffic congestion, violations

Nearly 1,900 AI cameras to go live across Hanoi to curb traffic congestion, violations

Phuket's traffic nightmare is getting an AI fix

Phuket's traffic nightmare is getting an AI fix

Soaked but steadfast: Hanoi residents battle floods to keep working

Soaked but steadfast: Hanoi residents battle floods to keep working

Quang Thanh, 38, of Thanh Xuan Ward in Hanoi, put on his raincoat and took his motorbike out of the house in a rumbling thunderstorm at 6.30 a..m on Tuesday.
October 8, 2025 | 08:09 pm PT
Families trapped on rooftops as floods engulf Thai Nguyen overnight

Families trapped on rooftops as floods engulf Thai Nguyen overnight

Woken at 2 a.m. Tuesday by rising waters, Pham Thi Nga and her husband in northern Thai Nguyen Province scrambled onto a neighbor’s rooftop to escape the flood.
October 7, 2025 | 09:19 pm PT
The real cause of traffic jams isn't cars or motorbikes

The real cause of traffic jams isn't cars or motorbikes

The primary reason behind traffic congestion in cities is not cars or motorbikes but rather inadequate infrastructure and poor traffic organization.
May 30, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT
Asia's most beautiful island to use 'water taxi' to address traffic congestion amid tourism boom

Asia's most beautiful island to use 'water taxi' to address traffic congestion amid tourism boom

The government of Indonesia's Bali island, which was named Asia's most beautiful by readers of Condé Nast Traveler, is planning to introduce a water taxi system as a strategic solution for frequent traffic congestion.
March 4, 2025 | 08:44 pm PT
Traffic gridlock takes more than just time from millions

Traffic gridlock takes more than just time from millions

Millions of people in Vietnam’s major cities are losing valuable time each day due to worsening traffic congestion.
February 14, 2025 | 09:14 pm PT
3 changes to solve the traffic congestion problem in Vietnam

3 changes to solve the traffic congestion problem in Vietnam

Reducing congestion in Vietnam requires treating traffic like a flowing stream of water. The goal is to improve how that stream moves.
February 14, 2025 | 03:05 pm PT
Latest bounty hunters in town shoot with cameras, report traffic law violators

Latest bounty hunters in town shoot with cameras, report traffic law violators

Vu Tien pulls out her phone at a red light, ready to capture evidence of traffic violations to submit to authorities and get a cut on the penalties.
January 31, 2025 | 03:47 pm PT
Traffic congestion is caused by Vietnamese drivers being 'unnecessarily slow'

Traffic congestion is caused by Vietnamese drivers being 'unnecessarily slow'

Congestion could be avoided at intersections if drivers simply increase their speed within legal limits.
January 31, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Hanoi and HCMC buckle under traffic congestion after stricter fines imposed

Hanoi and HCMC buckle under traffic congestion after stricter fines imposed

Hanoi resident Thanh Ngoc has spent an additional two hours every day on the road since the introduction of new traffic violation penalties.
January 19, 2025 | 04:07 pm PT
Steep hike in fines for traffic violations causes trepidation

Steep hike in fines for traffic violations causes trepidation

After more than 20 years as a truck and taxi driver, Dao Manh Quoc, 46, of Hanoi admits to feeling "very nervous and cautious" about driving now.
January 9, 2025 | 09:00 pm PT
Constant struggles with traffic jams and flooding make me doubt the value of Saigon life

Constant struggles with traffic jams and flooding make me doubt the value of Saigon life

As Ho Chi Minh City entered the rainy season, I've been facing a daily ordeal of heavy rain, traffic jams, and flooding.
May 24, 2024 | 11:00 pm PT
Hanoi, HCMC gateways jammed as people return home for Tet

Hanoi, HCMC gateways jammed as people return home for Tet

Traffic was chaotic in Hanoi and Saigon Friday, the final working day of lunar year 2022, as millions began the exodus home for Tet, Vietnam’s biggest festival.
January 19, 2023 | 08:55 pm PT
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