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Yellow is Okay · Jan 31, 2026

Viet said:
My “own” video? Where do I post my own videos? Where do I accuse whom people?
Again, you can’t tell me what to do. I said last time to you but you seem to ignore.

The youtube links you posted. Now, I'm sure you don't speak Vietnamese at all. And if you're saying you have the freedom to post whatever you want, even things you didn't actually watch, then I have the right to call it out.

Viet · Jan 31, 2026

Yellow is Okay said:
The youtube links you posted. Now, I'm sure you don't speak Vietnamese at all. And if you're saying you have the freedom to post whatever you want, even things you didn't actually watch, then I have the right to call it out.

One, those are not my “own” videos. You don’t understand the word “own”?
Two, I translate and post my comments.
There are other Vietnamese here. why only you complain about my Vietnamese?
Why don’t you just say what’s wrong?
You call out what?
I begin to believe you have a problem.

Yellow is Okay · Jan 31, 2026

Viet said:
One, those are not my “own” videos. You don’t understand the word “own”?
Two, I translate and post my comments.
There are other Vietnamese here why only you complain about my Vietnamese?
Why don’t you just say what’s wrong?

That's the video you brough to the forum. You watched it and you were the one talking about it. Or are you going to say, like every other time, that you "just posted" the news?

Other Vietnamese here actually read or watch what they post, unlike you. And stop asking me what's wrong. I already gave my opinion, and if you had watched your own stuff, you wouldn't keep asking the same question over and over.

The one with the problem here is you. You can't even speak Vietnamese at a meaningful conversational level, yet you keep posting news and videos you don't even bother to watch.

Viet · Jan 31, 2026

Yellow is Okay said:
That's the video you brough to the forum. You watched it and you were the one talking about it. Or are you going to say, like every other time, that you "just posted" the news?

Other Vietnamese here actually read or watch what they post, unlike you. And stop asking me what's wrong. I already gave my opinion, and if you had watched your own stuff, you wouldn't keep asking the same question over and over.

Why not copy me? Initially I came here to improve my English. Stop complaining. you can post videos and say your opinion. What’s stopping you?
Win win.

Viet · Jan 31, 2026

the black eagles

Viet · Jan 31, 2026

Michael said:
To date, there has been no meaningful progress on the Vietnamese high-speed rail project; it remains a project only on paper.

There are many rumors! The government has also released many "false" reports! But none of them have any practical significance.

Why so negative? Where false?
You begin to act like the other poster who always criticizes me once I post something about Vingroup.
But hey, no worry, I will post more about Vingroup and Vietnam’s HSR.

Viet · Feb 1, 2026

trade deficit with China reached a ridiculous level in 2025 only behind the US and India exc. HK. Will probably get worse given Vietnam’s higher economic growth.

Viet · Feb 1, 2026

Amkor Technology’s $1.6 billion semiconductor plant in Bac Ninh specializing on chip packaging, assembly and testing
reduce dependency on China and Taiwan

Viet · Feb 1, 2026

Vietnam’s e-scooters rise on policy tailwinds, eroding petrol bike sales

VinFast logged a jump of nearly six times in e-scooter sales in 2025, outpacing Honda’s marginal growth and a decline at Yamaha

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Published Tue, Jan 27, 2026 · 06:25 PM
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VinFast's Evo lineup became Vietnam’s best-selling e-scooter range in 2025, delivering more than 250,000 units. PHOTO: VINFAST

Petrol-powered motorbikes are losing appeal in Vietnam, the world’s most motorbike-dense market, as tighter emissions rules and shifting consumer preferences accelerate the shift towards electric alternatives.

Domestic electric vehicle maker VinFast vaulted into the upper ranks of Vietnam’s motorbike market after delivering 406,453 e-scooters in 2025, a 473 per cent increase from a year earlier – a performance the company described as “record-breaking”.

That surge pushed VinFast into second place overall, according to industry tracker Motorcycles Data, in a market that sold about 3.4 million two-wheeler units last year, up roughly 15 per cent year on year.

Electric scooters accounted for most of the growth. Besides VinFast’s outsized gains, Chinese manufacturer Yadea posted 61.6 per cent growth, while domestic brands Pega and Dibao expanded 60 per cent and 75 per cent, respectively.

In contrast, Japan’s long-dominant brands struggled to keep pace. Honda, though it has remained the market leader in Vietnam for more than seven decades, recorded growth of just 1.3 per cent in 2025. Rival Yamaha saw sales fall 17.3 per cent, ceding its long-held second-place position to VinFast.

Data from the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers – whose five members are Honda, Yamaha, Piaggio, Suzuki and SYM – showed a similar trend, with total sales of petrol motorcycles slipping 1.5 per cent to 2.62 million units in 2025, down from 2.65 million a year earlier.

Ho Chi Minh City is pursuing a similarly aggressive timeline. The southern metropolis plans to introduce a low-emission zone in early 2027, followed by a full ban on petrol motorcycles in central areas by 2028. Emissions inspections could begin in July 2027, with peak-hour restrictions for motorcycles that fail Euro 2 standards.

The southern metropolis has also unveiled a draft road map to fully convert 400,000 ride-hailing motorbikes to electric vehicles by 2029, with interim targets of 30 per cent by the end of 2025, 50 per cent by 2026, and 80 per cent by 2027.

Policy shifts have pushed platform operators such as Grab and Be to fast-track EV partnerships, while e-bike manufacturers have also sought to raise fresh capital to expand amid supportive regulations.

VinFast catching on

After dominating Vietnam’s electric car market, VinFast has now moved quickly to capitalise on the shift in motorbike policies. Its Evo lineup, with multiple price points from US$600 to US$1,000 and one or two-battery configurations, became Vietnam’s best-selling e-scooter range in 2025, delivering more than 250,000 units.

Besides the extensive rollout of service workshops and public e-scooter charging stations, VinFast has installed about 4,500 battery-swapping stations, with plans to expand to 45,000 battery cabinets by the end of the first quarter of 2026.

Users receive free charging at V-Green stations through mid-2027, along with complimentary battery swapping for up to a year for drivers operating on Xanh SM, VinFast’s ride-hailing affiliate.

The Vietnamese EV manufacturers now have a network of more than 600 authorised e-scooter dealers nationwide. It is also offering generous consumer incentives, including zero-down-payment financing, retail discounts and support for vehicle registration fees.

“2025 marks a pivotal year in Vietnam’s green mobility transition,” said Hoang Ha, chief executive officer of VinFast’s e-scooter business in Vietnam. “I am confident that 2026 will be an even more remarkable year for VinFast and for the future of green mobility in Vietnam.”

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