Many motorbike and car drivers ignore traffic regulations, including installing substandard lamps, posing a danger for other road users.— Photo phapluatdansinh.vn HCM CITY — Many motorbike and car drivers ignore traffic regulations, including installing substandard lamps, posing a danger for other road users. The Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper reports that it is very easy to find lamps with high illumination at motorcycle repair shops and car shops in HCM City. According to staff at a motorbike shop in Thủ Đức District, the preferred lamp is the xenon or high-intensity discharge (HID) version, which provides brighter headlights and increases the visibility of peripheral objects such as street signs and pedestrians, often left in the shadows by standard halogen lighting. These lamps come from China and cost between VNĐ250,000 (US$11) to VNĐ1 million ($44.4) each. Additional accessories are required to install and replace the lamps on a motorcycle, according to a mechanic in … [Read more...] about Substandard lights pose risk to road users
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Typhoon wreaks havoc across Vietnam
Typhoon wreaks havoc across Vietnam The Saigon Times Daily An uprooted tree falls along a road in Hanoi. Typhoon Wipha has caused damages in many localities across Vietnam - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Typhoon Wipha, the third to hit Vietnam this year, has killed five people and left 13 others missing to date, while triggering heavy damage to properties in the country, according to data from the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. The five deceased were residents of Thanh Hoa, Bac Kan and Dien Bien provinces. Among them, Thao Van Sua, 33, head of Nhi Son Commune’s police unit in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa, residing in Nhi Son, Muong Lat District, lost his life while on duty, leaving behind his wife and their three children, who are living in poor conditions. At around 7 p.m. on August 3, Sua was trapped by a landslide caused by the heavy downpour triggering soil erosion near a local primary school. He had been on his way to … [Read more...] about Typhoon wreaks havoc across Vietnam
Hà Nội apartment residents on edge following deadly blaze in HCM City
Residents of the upscale Tràng An Complex in Cầu Giấy hung out red banners on their balconies, asking building’s owner to take responsibility for the recent fire incident taking place that raised questions over the quality of the building’s fire safety system. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Dương Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Residents of apartment buildings in the capital city are getting restless after a deadly blaze claimed 13 lives in the upscale Carina Plaza in HCM City last week. Most of them are either fearful of the non-functional and ill-maintained fire equipment or the fact that the building itself has not passed fire safety tests. Recently, residents in the apartment buildings of Tràng An Complex (Cầu Giấy District) hung out red banners on their balconies, which read, “Take care of the fire. Do not blame the residents”, to protest what they deemed an irresponsible attitude on the part of the building owner following a fire incident on March 20. The … [Read more...] about Hà Nội apartment residents on edge following deadly blaze in HCM City