Drivers torn between safety and 'cut-in' fears as Vietnam cracks down on expressway tailgating
Vietnam News 14:55 28/08/2026As Vietnam begins deploying smart cameras to slap automated fines on tailgaters across its primary expressways, the aggressive crackdown has sparked a fierce debate among motorists -- trapped between praising a long-overdue safety campaign and fearing the legal trap of aggressive drivers cutting into their required gap.
Car in Vietnam racks up nearly 100 traffic violations, owner faces $18,200 in fines
Vietnam News 19:41 13/08/2026In an incredible but true case, a Hanoi-plated car was found to have committed 96 traffic violations, mostly for speeding, in just six months in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam, before traffic police identified three more violations, bringing total fines to about US$18,200, local police reported.
Grab driver in Da Nang returns over $1,100 of lost cash to owner
Vietnam News 15:20 11/05/2026Police in Da Nang City, central Vietnam confirmed they returned VND30.7 million (US$1,168) to its rightful owner on Sunday after a Grab driver found the money and handed it over to authorities.
Pickup driver arrested after fatal assault in wake of collision in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 14:54 01/02/2026Police in Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam said on Sunday that they had arrested Mai Anh Nhat, 43, for public disorder after he allegedly attacked another driver following a traffic collision, leaving the victim dead.
In Vietnam, passenger vandalizes car as Grab driver asks him not to smoke
Vietnam News 17:02 23/01/2026A driver of ride-hailing app Grab in Da Nang City, central Vietnam was assaulted and had his car damaged after reminding a passenger not to smoke inside the vehicle on Thursday.
Driver fined $492 for changing tire on expressway in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 14:59 05/09/2025A driver has been fined VND13 million (US$492) for illegally stopping his vehicle on a major expressway in northern Vietnam to change a tire, a traffic police officer said on Thursday.
Man fined $190 for driving car onto beach in Vietnam’s Dak Lak
Travel 16:41 05/07/2025A Vietnamese man from Ninh Binh Province has been fined VND5 million ($190) and had two points deducted from his 12-point driver’s license after driving his seven-seater car onto a beach in Binh Kien Ward, Dak Lak Province, where it became stuck in the sand.
Soaring fuel prices torment app-based drivers in Ho Chi Minh City
Economy 16:39 13/03/2022Many drivers said their income was shrunk by the most recent spike in gasoline prices
Driver wanted after chopping off mentally-ill man’s hand in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:01 30/08/2021Another driver has been arrested in the case
Ho Chi Minh City GrabBike driver tests positive for COVID-19
Vietnam News 11:40 18/06/2021Authorities are working to identify the source of his infection
Travel pass proposed for drivers crossing Vietnam - China border
Economy 15:07 08/06/2021The travel pass can be considered a 'vaccine passport'
Hit-and-run tractor-trailer driver arrested after fatally hitting pedestrian in Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:56 14/04/2021He was pulled over at about 60 kilometers away from the crash site
