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Driver, owner fined $3,960 for no license, uninspected sleeper bus in south-central Vietnam

Vietnam News 09:35 05/01/2026

Traffic police have fined a sleeper bus driver and the vehicle’s owner a total of VND104 million (US$3,960) after discovering that the driver did not hold a valid driver's license and the bus lacked a mandatory inspection certificate while operating on an expressway in south-central Vietnam.

Vietnam’s Lam Dong breaks ground on $550mn forest-crossing expressway

Vietnam News 13:23 20/12/2025

Authorities in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam’s Central Highlands, held a ceremony on Friday to start construction of the Tan Phu-Bao Loc Expressway, a major transport project expected to significantly shorten travel time between Ho Chi Minh City and Da Lat from more than six hours to just over three hours.

Vietnam’s Dak Lak to break ground on $190mn luxury resort project

Economy 13:39 15/12/2025

Authorities in Dak Lak Province, central Vietnam will break ground later this week on the Cu Lao Mai Nha high-end resort complex, a tourism project worth VND4.998 trillion (US$190 million), local officials said.

Vietnam has allocated $22.8bn to Mekong Delta expressways over past 4 years

Vietnam News 11:15 20/10/2025

Nearly VND600 trillion (US$22.8 billion) has been allocated to the expressway system in the Mekong Delta region over the past four years, the highest investment among all six regions in Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced during a conference on expressway development held in Can Tho City on Sunday.

Driver fined $492 for changing tire on expressway in northern Vietnam

Vietnam News 14:59 05/09/2025

A 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.

Re-evaluating Vietnam’s expressway design: A call to action after fatal crashes

In-Depth 16:30 20/07/2025

Expressways are meant to be key drivers of socio-economic development, but the decision to build some of them with only two lanes per direction, without emergency stopping lanes, has raised concerns over safety, efficiency, and long-term investment effectiveness.

Emergency lanes, surveillance cameras proposed for expressway following fatal crash in Vietnam

Vietnam News 12:04 16/07/2025

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have urged relevant ministries to invest in emergency lanes and a comprehensive surveillance system along Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway following a recent deadly traffic accident that claimed three lives.

Driver carrying 45 passengers caught driving with high breath alcohol level on Vietnam expressway

Vietnam News 09:00 13/07/2025

A bus driver transporting 45 passengers was caught with high breath alcohol concentration on the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway in southern Vietnam on Saturday morning.

View of underway $423mn expy for Vietnam-China trade

Vietnam News 15:30 05/05/2025

The under-construction VND11-trillion (US$423-million) Huu Nghi – Chi Lang Expressway in Cao Loc District, Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam is taking shape and is envisioned to hold strategic importance for trade between Vietnam and China when it is in place.