Car sales have dropped sharply because of the fourth Covid-19 outbreak, prompting dealers to offer big discounts. The Vietnam Auto Manufacturers' Association reported that its members sold 25,585 products in May, including 17,581 passenger cars, and 7,482 commercial and 522 specialized vehicles, which represented a 14 percent, 16 percent and 33 percent decrease, respectively, from the previous month. The number of domestically assembled cars sold was 13,825, down 20 percent, while the number of imports sold was 11,760, down 7 percent. Meanwhile, TC Motor reported that it sold 6,053 cars in the month, which was lower than the 6.538 in April. VinFast sold 2,855 cars, a slight increase compared with April (2,717). Most of the bestsellers saw a sales decrease compared with April. About 1,789 Toyota Vios were sold in May (the figure was 1,950 in April), while the figures were 1,620 for Hyundai Accent (2,150), 953 for Hyundai Grand i10s (1,212), and 584 for Honda City (749). … [Read more...] about Car dealers offer big discounts amid Covid-19 outbreak
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This female truck driver’s vlog is taking Vietnamese social media by storm
Le Thi Kieu Ngan, a female long-haul truck driver with over a decade of on-the-job experience, is using her vlog to prove that trucking is not just a ‘man’s job.’ Ngan often surprises passing motorists when they spot her behind the wheel of her tractor trailer, but after 10 years on the job, the 34-year-old Thu Duc City resident is used to surprised stares. Ngan’s skills behind the wheel have earned her a reputation of having impeccable problem solving skill and the ability to remain calm and collected in the face of crisis thanks to a career spent driving four- and seven- seater cars, tour buses, mid-to-full-size box trucks, and 40-metric-ton tractor trailers. Currently, most of her days are spent delivering new trucks to clients across Vietnam for a Ho Chi Minh City-based automobile sales firm. Though she has plenty of experience on the job, there are still many aspects of her work that are less than pleasant. “I often find myself covered in mud and lubricants after … [Read more...] about This female truck driver’s vlog is taking Vietnamese social media by storm
‘Enabling Boat’: The Microsoft-sponsored boat empowering Vietnam students
Microsoft Vietnam, Vietnet-ICT and The Dariu Foundation have partnered to create the ‘Enabling Boat,’ an empowerment project targeting young programmers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. The ‘Enabling Boat,’ a months-long project aimed at empowering southern Vietnam’s tech-savvy youth, launched at the Saigon-Vinh Long Hotel in Vinh Long Province on April 10 with support from the sponsors who implemented the venture. Vietnet-ICT and The Dariu Foundation, a Swiss NGO active in promoting education initiatives in Vietnam, implemented the project with funding provided by Microsoft Vietnam as part of the larger YouthSpark Digital Inclusion (YDI) program. Local teachers and students display innovative educational practices at the ‘Enabling Boat’’s launch ceremony on April 10, 2018. Photo: Tien Bui YDI aims to provide an environment conducive to teaching computer science in middle and high schools across Vietnam. Now in its third phase, the YDI set the primary objective for … [Read more...] about ‘Enabling Boat’: The Microsoft-sponsored boat empowering Vietnam students
HCMC suspends street markets, public passenger transport service
The statement was made at the online conference, held by the city’s Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control and chaired by Deputy Chairman of HCMC People's Committee Duong Anh Duc who has been appointed as the leader in the combat against Covid-19 in the city, in the late evening of June 19. Accordingly, besides previous decisions on ordering the closure of non-essential businesses and all non-essential activities, the municipal authorities decided to close all types of public road and waterway transport services, imposed safe social distancing measures at traditional markets. Social gatherings of more than three people at public areas, excluding workplaces, schools and hospitals will be illegal while people have to keep at a safe distance of 1.5m . Residents have been required to stay at home and limit non-essential travel, except for essential needs of food, medical coverage, workers at businesses manufacturing goods necessary, and other urgent and essential … [Read more...] about HCMC suspends street markets, public passenger transport service
