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Hanoi may ban motorbikes ahead of 2030: city chairman

Hanoi may ban motorbikes ahead of 2030: city chairman

Hanoi might bring forward its proposed ban on motorbikes in its downtown if public transport improves to become good enough.
Saigon woman jailed for fatal drunk driving accident

Saigon woman jailed for fatal drunk driving accident

Train crashes into taxi in central Vietnam, killing two

Train crashes into taxi in central Vietnam, killing two

Monks, van driver killed in central Vietnam accident

Monks, van driver killed in central Vietnam accident

At least three people died and 10 were badly injured Sunday after a van carrying 12 monks crashed into a reversing truck in Quang Ngai Province.
November 24, 2019 | 01:48 am PT
Three children fall off school van in southern Vietnam

Three children fall off school van in southern Vietnam

A house door latch used as backdoor lock caused three first-grade children to fall off a running school bus in Dong Nai Province Tuesday.
November 28, 2019 | 06:56 am PT
Pickup truck slams bikes, kills four in central Vietnam

Pickup truck slams bikes, kills four in central Vietnam

A pickup truck crashed into three bikes Saturday night, killing four people, including three children, in Phu Yen Province.
November 30, 2019 | 06:46 pm PT
Tet preparations stall traffic all over Saigon

Tet preparations stall traffic all over Saigon

With a week to go before the Lunar New Year, almost all routes in Ho Chi Minh City are jam-packed with commuters and their vehicles.
January 18, 2020 | 05:15 am PT
The omnipotent honking in Vietnam

The omnipotent honking in Vietnam

While waiting at a red light, my natural reaction is to start driving when someone behind me honks. I would not even check to see if the light had turned green or not.
April 10, 2023 | 07:59 pm PT
Expats frenemies with motorbikes

Expats frenemies with motorbikes

Newly arrived in Vietnam, Japanese expat Akari Haraguchi instantly dropped her idea of walking three kilometers from her home to her office after her first day of work.
July 20, 2023 | 03:37 pm PT
Fining drunk driving not enough to fix Vietnam traffic woes

Fining drunk driving not enough to fix Vietnam traffic woes

Before leaving for Australia I had held a Vietnamese driver's license for about 10 years.
February 26, 2024 | 03:18 pm PT
Crossing Vietnamese streets, pedestrians are at mercy of drivers

Crossing Vietnamese streets, pedestrians are at mercy of drivers

The unwritten Vietnamese rule has become that pedestrians need to raise their hand to seek permission to cross the crowded streets, and then motorists can decide if they'll allow it.
March 8, 2024 | 04:46 pm PT
American woman adapts gently as Hanoian daughter-in-law

American woman adapts gently as Hanoian daughter-in-law

Several times a week, Brooklyn’s “heart pounds and legs shake” as her Vietnamese husband teaches her to ride a motorcycle in an empty lot in Nam Tu Liem district.
July 5, 2024 | 03:29 pm PT
Thai-flagged cargo ship collides with passenger ferry in southern Vietnam

Thai-flagged cargo ship collides with passenger ferry in southern Vietnam

A cargo ship navigating the Vam Nao River in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang struck and capsized a ferry on Tuesday afternoon, ejecting three passengers into the water.
August 6, 2024 | 06:42 am 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
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
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