
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.

Re-evaluating Vietnam’s expressway design: A call to action after fatal crashes
In-Depth 16:30 20/07/2025Expressways 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.

Bridge repairs cause congestion on expressway in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 09:48 17/07/2025Thousands of vehicles were caught in a severe traffic jam on the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway on Wednesday afternoon, particularly in the direction from Dong Nai Province to Ho Chi Minh City, with congestion peaking near Long Thanh Bridge, where repair work was underway.

Emergency lanes, surveillance cameras proposed for expressway following fatal crash in Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:04 16/07/2025Authorities 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 13/07/2025A 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.

Follow-up: Fatal rear-end sleeper bus crash occurs following tire burst on 2-lane expressway in Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:12 11/07/2025A tragic collision on the Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway in Vietnam’s Lam Dong Province early on Wednesday morning has raised alarms over the safety of the country’s two-lane highways after a sleeper bus rear-ended a stalled vehicle suffering a tire blowout, killing three people and injuring dozens more.

3 dead, dozens injured in sleeper bus crash on Vietnam expressway
Vietnam News 11:54 09/07/2025A serious collision between two passenger buses occurred in the early hours of Wednesday on the Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway in Vietnam’s Lam Dong Province, leaving three people dead and dozens of others injured.

$251mn needed for Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay expressway expansion
Vietnam News 20:13 21/04/2025The Vietnamese Ministry of Construction has proposed that the government allocate over US$251 million from the state budget to expand a section of the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway from four to eight or ten lanes.

Female driver caught driving against traffic on 120km/h expressway in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 14:41 17/04/2025Traffic police on Wednesday booked a 29-year-old woman for driving in the wrong direction on the Hanoi – Hai Phong Expressway in northern Vietnam.

Man fined for making U-turn on 2-lane expressway in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:19 16/02/2025He was fined VND35 million (US$1,379) and had 10 points deducted from his driver's license

Driver faces $1,600 fine for wrong-way driving on northern Vietnam expressway
Vietnam News 11:21 31/01/2025She explained that she was unfamiliar with the road and mistakenly drove against traffic

Sleeper bus driver fined for steering with elbow, using phone on Hanoi expressway
Vietnam News 17:00 05/12/2024The driver steered the bus with his elbow while using his phone with both hands