Update May, 30 2012 15:39:02
May, 30 2012 09:55:29
The HCM City Department of Transport wants the municipal People's Committee to take up the issue of reducing toll fees on the 40km Trung Luong Expressway with the Ministry of Transport to ease traffic on National Highway 1A.
May, 30 2012 12:06:00
Capital seizes 47 violating cabs
Police seized 47 cabs that failed to meet transport requirements during an inspection tour of the city this month, additionally finding 17 cab companies operating without licences. 
May, 24 2012 14:57:00
Police foster children wearing helmet
While five children in the country die from traffic accidents everyday, the rate of those wearing helmets is too low, says Nguyen Hoang Hiep, vice chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee.
May, 24 2012 10:10:18
Public parking fees set to rise
Parking in public places in HCM City will increase by VND1,000-2,000 for motorbikes and by 40-50 per cent for automobiles depending on location if a proposal by the city Department of Finance is approved.
May, 24 2012 10:07:13
City buildings allocated new door numbers
Around 100,000 addresses are set to be changed in HCM City starting next month, with buildings getting door numbers in proper chronological order, to make it easier for people to find them.
May, 23 2012 11:57:26
Heavy rains cause flooding in Ha Noi
Large scale rains lasting several hours were the heaviest the city has seen since the start of the summer, causing flooding in Ha Noi City yesterday 
May, 23 2012 09:51:59
Cam Mountain road to re-open after accident
The road leading to the top of the Cam Mountain, a tourist attraction in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang, reopened to traffic on Monday, two weeks after it had been blocked because of fatal accident that killed six passengers on a bus.
May, 17 2012 10:05:16
Crack down on pavement parking
The Ministry of Transport started inspections on the usage and management of pavements in HCM City yesterday after a similar 20-day-long initiative in Ha Noi conducted to curb illegal activities in big cities.
May, 17 2012 10:00:02
Residential use of business outlets to incur fines
The Ministry of Construction's tightened regulations for fining those who use their houses for commercial purposes is stirring a public discourse, which claims it to be ‘unreasonable' and ‘unfeasible'.
May, 10 2012 10:34:00
Parents draw lots for kindergarten spaces
Due to the critical shortage of kindergarten places in Ha Noi, parents will be forced to draw lots this year – instead of queuing for hours from the crack of dawn as in previous years.
May, 10 2012 10:30:48
Water rates may rise by 35%
Clean water prices in Ha Noi are projected to rise by 35 per cent if a proposal by the Ha Noi Water Company Ltd receives approval from the municipal People's Committee.