The figure dropped by nearly 16% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers, which comprises Honda, Yamaha, Piaggio, Suzuki and SYM.

Motorbike drivers stuck in traffic in Ho Chi Minh City.

The motorbike sales figure was 7.3 times that of cars, showing that two-wheelers remain Vietnam’s dominant means of transport.

In ASEAN, Vietnam ranks second only to Indonesia in motorbike sales with Honda accounting for roughly 80% of the market share.

Earlier this month Honda hiked the prices of most motorbikes following an increase in costs with the biggest increase being of VND2 million ($85).

Bac Giang accelerates progress of traffic and social housing projects

(BGO) – Chairman of Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Le Anh Duong on March 30 inspected the implementation of social housing project for worker in new urban area of Nenh town in Viet Yen district and interchange project of Voi town (Lang Giang district) with Bac Giang – Lang Son expressway.

Vietnam joins international efforts in human trafficking prevention

Consistent with the viewpoint on facilitating safe, orderly and regular migration, and resolutely combating illegal migration, the Vietnamese government has regarded the fight against illegal migration and human trafficking as a regular and long-term political task, which should be performed proactively with the close coordination of the international community.

Bac Giang ensures traffic safety, eases congestion in industrial parks

(BGO) – Bac Giang province has 6 operating industrial parks (IP), namely Song Khe – Noi Hoang, Van Trung, Dinh Tram, Quang Chau, Hoa Phu and Vietnam – Korean with more than 180,000 labours at enterprises.

Elevated Ring Road No.2 opened to traffic

The People’s Committee of Hanoi officially opened the elevated section of Ring Road No.2 from Nga Tu So to Vinh Tuy Bridge and the widened ground stretch from Vinh Tuy to Nga Tu Vong to traffic on January 11.

Tricked, trafficked, woman back home after 27 years in China

A woman who was tricked and trafficked into China in 1995 has been reunited with her family in central Vietnam, but she yearns to be back with her children in China.

Source: VnExpress