Experts on Wednesday discussed measures to improve traffic safety for motorbike drivers in Việt Nam, sharing many challenges and lessons learned on the way to improving their safety.

More than 350 personnel working on these projects in Quảng Bình have been directly impacted.

The initiative aims to prevent and reduce railway accidents, raise public awareness of railway regulations, and ensure local authorities and organisations take responsibility for mobilising communities to prevent encroachment on railway safety corridors, conducting business or markets within railway areas, and establishing unauthorised crossings.

Hoàng Đình Giáp, Deputy Director of the Hà Nội Planning Centre under the National Institute of Urban and Rural Planning, spoke with Vietnam News Agency about the challenges in cleaning up one of the capital city's nine rivers.

Achieving the 8 per cent growth in 2025 contributes to laying a solid foundation for sustained double-digit growth and propels the country towards a prosperous development era in the future, the National Assembly was told.

Forty poor, near-poor and ethnic minority households in Tu Mơ Rông District in Kon Tum Province received over 3,300 free Ngọc Linh ginseng plants from the local agricultural service centre on February 11 for them to make a living.

The newly established administrative units of Bắc Giang City demonstrated their commitment to building a more modern, civilised and prosperous province.

Two underprivileged students, Diếp Thị Thúy Duy, 13, and Mai Bá Dương, 10, in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre, on Tuesday (February 11) received sponsorships from the Việt Nam Coast Guard Region 3 Command.

Đoàn Quốc Thái, 47, is charged with rape of a child and engaging in other sexual acts with people aged 13 to under 16.

This year’s festival is running until February 16 at the NIHBT headquarters and fixed blood donation points in Hà Nội.

The recent announcement from the Henley & Partners Passport Index shows that Việt Nam has dropped in the rankings in terms of a strong passport, for the second time in a row since January last year and is now ranked 91st globally.

The review of citizens temporarily suspending or exempted from military service, and the selection of citizens eligible for military service have been conducted in a serious manner, said authorities.

The province plans to upgrade its digital transformation data centre, improve its WAN (wide area network) infrastructure and enhance specialised data transmission networks in collaboration with telecommunications service providers. 

The development of urban railways to meet the demands of passenger transport is a fundamental solution to solve congestion, environmental pollution and urban traffic accidents.

Deputy Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Dương Đức Tuấn has approved a plan which restricts large vehicles from entering these areas between 6:30am–8:30am and 4:30pm–6:30pm, except for buses and school transport vehicles. 

Since 2020, Bắc Giang courts have handled 11 cases involving 19 defendants for organising for others to illegally stay in Việt Nam.

They are receiving food and medical care from Nicaraguan authorities, who have also urged Việt Nam to inform their families and arrange their repatriation.

The statement comes as many people have reportedly been rushing to purchase Tamiflu over the past few days, fearing price hikes or further shortages if a flu outbreak occurs.

The railway will span 390.9km with three branch lines totalling about 27.9km, feature a 1,435mm standard gauge, serve both passenger and freight transport and require a total investment of US$8.369 billion.

Compared to the same period in the same month in 2024, there were 107 more fires, but they caused a smaller number of injuries.