The figure represented a 30 percent rise from October and 6 percent increase year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association.

The government cut registration fees for locally produced cars by 50 percent for six months starting December 1.

Customers view cars at a dealer in southern Vietnam.

November was the third month in a row in which auto sales rose after five months of declines between April and August as the fourth wave of Covid-19 hit sales.

In the first 11 months of this year 257,390 units were sold, a 3 percent rise.

Thaco, an assembler of Mazda and Peugeot led with 88,967 units, up 5 percent, followed by Toyota with 55,109 units, down 7 percent, and Mitsubishi, Ford and Honda made up the top five.

Last year sales fell by 8 percent to 296,634 units as the Covid-19 pandemic hit the economy, people’s incomes and discretionary spending.

Bac Giang sets up mobile medical station

(BGO) – The mobile medical station model is set up in line with the instruction of the Health Department to actively enhance the health care for the provincial residents in case Covid-19 patients are treated and quarantined at home, thus contributing to increasing the treatment quality, easing overload in concentrated treatment facilities and hospitals.

Ho Chi Minh City pilots mobile app monitoring home-quarantined people

Ho Chi Minh City is piloting the use of a mobile app developed by military-run telecom group Viettel to continuously monitor close contacts with Covid-19 patients, or F1 cases, who are under home quarantine.

Vietnam to build mobile app to diagnose plant diseases

The Ministry of Agriculture and Development (MARD) is looking to build a mobile app that can identify plant pests through pictures taken out in the field and recommend control measures for farmers.

Two-year trial of mobile money gets underway in cash-crazy Vietnam

Vietnamese authorities have begun a two-year trial of mobile money as they seek to reduce the use of cash.

Vietnam’s automobile market ranks fourth in Southeast Asia

Vietnam’s automobile market currently ranks fourth in the Southeast Asia in terms of sales volume and domestic production capacity, according to ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF).

Source: VnExpress