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Traffic safety conference to include air, inland water travel

The 3rd annual traffic safety conference 2015 will take air and inland water traffic safety into consideration for the first time, according to a press conference on the event held in Hanoi on Nov.19.
Traffic safety conference to include air, inland water travel ảnh 1Hanoi - Hai Phong expressway (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The third annual traffic safety conference 2015 will take air and inland water traffic safety into consideration for the first time, according to a press conference on the event held in Hanoi on November 19.

Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, said in addition to topics on traffic safety management, infrastructure and traffic organisation, traffic vehicles, traffic participants and post-accident reactions, the conference takes in two new topics that are air traffic safety and inland water traffic safety.

The conference will be a forum for scientists, experts, and managers to share knowledge, experience and exchange new ideas on transportation, said Hung.

It is an opportunity to make connections and cooperation in research for the development of the transportation sector, he added.

The event will take place from November 26-27 in Hanoi with an estimated number of 500 local and international delegates participated.-VNA

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