From 2021 to 2030, Việt Nam aims to clear all road traffic accident hotspots and accident-prone sites. All new roads and those under maintenance will meet road safety criteria before opening for traffic. All new national highways and provincial highways and 75 per cent of the total length of existing highways across the country meet at least Level 3 of global road safety standards. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam’s ambitious plan to reduce the number of road traffic-relating death to zero by 2045.
Decade for action road safety
HCM City to ensure food safety, steady prices during Tet
Nguyen Vu Toan, deputy general director of Saigon Co.op, said they have stockpiled nearly VND4.9 trillion (US$212.3 million) worth of goods for Tet, a 20 per cent increase from last year. The co-operative would increase quality inspections of its supermarkets 10-fold over normal months, he added. … [Read more...] about HCM City to ensure food safety, steady prices during Tet
Vietnam Bombs and Mines Action Support Association reviews task performance
President of the Vietnam Peace Foundation and the association’s Deputy President Truong Ngoc Thuy reviewed that in 2020 the association handed over more than 200 houses, presented more than 500 cattle, gave 150 bicycles, and provided free health check-ups to more than 2,000 UXO victims. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Bombs and Mines Action Support Association reviews task performance
Holiday shoppers urged to be aware of unsafe food sold online
Home-based food businesses need to meet the same food safety requirements as other firms regardless of size. However, most home-based food businesses are unregistered. It is unlikely that food prepared in a home kitchen would meet the required food safety standards and labelling requirements. … [Read more...] about Holiday shoppers urged to be aware of unsafe food sold online
U.S. not impose tariff or sanction on Vietnam’s exports
“The Ministry of Industry and Trade, as co-chair of the TIFA Council, along with Vietnamese ministries and sectors, is willing to talk with officials at all levels of the USTR and relevant agencies, including at ministerial or working levels, in any form, to address concerns and create specific progress in outstanding problems in economic and trade relations between the two countries, in a cooperative, goodwill and constructive spirit, so that the two sides can officially end the investigations,” the ministry’s representative said. … [Read more...] about U.S. not impose tariff or sanction on Vietnam’s exports
