Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

Occupational accidents and deaths are on the rise in Vietnam because the fines for safety violations are inadequate, a Vietnamese official said Thursday.

Construction will begin next month on a 220-km long coastal road in the Mekong Delta as part of an international highway linking the country with Cambodia and Thailand, according to the project's management board.

Vietnam Airlines, qui cherche à s'imposer comme un acteur régional majeur en Asie du Sud-Est, a annoncé mercredi l'ouverture d'un vol direct Hanoï-Rangoun en mars.

The Hanoi Transport Department has proposed to the city administration that the licensing of taxi firms be suspended from March 1.

Le Département de l'aviation du Vietnam a autorisé Indochina Airlines à exploiter son calendrier de vols d'hiver - du 15 janvier au 28 mars -, après que cette compagnie aérienne privée ait positivement répondu à la demande de s'acquitter de ses dettes envers les fournisseurs de services, a fait savoir le 6 janvier Vo Huy Cuong, chef du Service des transports aériens dudit département.

The business of taxis running on compressed natural gas (CNG) cannot develop well without proper government support, industry leaders say.

Le Premier ministre Nguyên Tân Dung vient de demander au ministère des Transports et des Communications d'examiner la décision portant sur l'autorisation des touristes étrangers en moto d'entrer au Vietnam.

HCM City's Transport Department has submitted to the city government for final approval a controversial project to open a street through Hoang Van 11m Park in Tan Binh District as an extra route to Tan Son Nhat International Airport and to reduce worsening traffic jams in the area, said an official of the department.

The General Customs Department has set higher minimum taxable prices for more than 600 imported car models, following allegations that local importers have used under-invoicing to evade taxes.

Piaggio, the world's fourth largest scooter and motorcycle manufacturer has recently introduced to the markets its three new scooter models of Vespa LX 150, Vespa GTS 125 Super i.e and Liberty RST.

Vietnam, the world's most motorbike-dominated country, is to finally begin inspections to enforce pollution standards in 2011, a government official said Tuesday.

The first foreign-invested train service project in Vietnam has come off the rails.

Vinh Phuc - Italy's Piaggio opened its first factory in Vietnam on Wednesday, aiming to produce 100,000 of its distinctive Vespa scooters a year.

L'exposition d'automobiles annuelle Vietnam AutoExpo 2009 a ouvert ses portes le 10 juin à Hanoi avec la présence des centaines d'entreprises.

Hanoi - A bus accident that killed four people in Hanoi brought a bloody end to a four-day holiday weekend that saw traffic fatalities rise by more than one third over the normal rate, a police official said Tuesday.