Non fatal road traffic accidents

The Hanoi People’s Committee has approved the feasibility report for a project to develop a road tunnel passing through the Red River dyke system and Tran Quang Khai Street in Hoan Kiem District with at an estimated cost of VND100 billion (US$4.3 million). As per the feasibility report, the road tunnel project, connecting Tran Nguyen Han and Chuong Duong Do Streets, will allow both pedestrians and vehicles to pass through when it is in place. The project is expected to help ease traffic congestion in the area and ensure safety for road users. The investor of the project is the People’s Committee of Hoan Kiem District. The tunnel project was designed to be 18.25 meters wide, 3.2 meters high, and 15.7 meters long. The outside of the body and arches of the tunnel will be decorated to match the surrounding architecture. Two lanes of the elevated section of Tran Quang Khai Street passing through the peak of the tunnel will be expanded. The elevated section of the street will … [Read more...] about Hanoi to build $4.3mn road tunnel through Red River dyke

The 29-year-old works in Hanoi’s flood-prone Cau Giay District. "After it flooded twice, I’m scared and have to check my weather app every day to make sure to return home early if it forecasts rain," she says, describing her experience of getting caught in the recent rainstorms as a "nightmare." The ride between home and office used to take 15 minutes, but these days it takes over one hour. In late May her bike broke down in the middle of a flooded street. She had to wait for the rainwater to ebb before calling a relative to come and help her push the bike home. The following morning she took a break from work to take her bike to a nearby repair shop and found three or four other customers waiting in line with the same problem. During the second flooding episode on June 13, luckily her bike did not break down. But she had to spend a lot of time driving in the chaotic traffic, which had come to a standstill on many streets. "Now, whenever it starts to rain, I return home … [Read more...] about When downpours turned life upside down in Hanoi

Read what is in the news today: Society -- Many commuters were stranded on the streets in Hanoi until midnight on Tuesday as an unusually heavy downpour inundated many roads and caused a traffic nightmare. -- Four people have remained missing after a flash flood triggered by a heavy rain swept them away in Bao Lam District, northern Cao Bang Province on Tuesday afternoon. -- A 20-year-old Vietnamese man holding a kitchen knife he had just borrowed from a friend to cut duck meat was suppressed by police in South Korea’s Gwangju City, Chosun Ilbo reported on Tuesday. The incident sparked a controversy over discrimination against foreigners in the East Asian country. -- The People’s Court of north-central Ha Tinh Province on Tuesday gave the death sentence to two men convicted of transporting nearly four kilograms of drugs. -- A drunken man was narrowly saved from being run over by a train as he tried to run across a level crossing in southern Dong Nai Province on … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — July 6