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Honda Vietnam sells 254,479 motorbikes in January. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Honda Vietnam reported year-on-year surges of 4 percent and 57.4 percent in the sales of motorbikes and automobiles in January. It sold 254,479 motorbikes in the month, with Wave-Alpha being the best-selling model with 42,553 units sold or 16.7 percent of the total. Meanwhile, Vision was the most popular scooter with 57,836 units sold, or 22.7 percent. In the month, the joint venture handed over 3,015 automobiles for its customers, up 57.4 percent from the same time last year. Honda City was the hottest model with 1,579 units delivered in the month, accounting for 52.4 percent of the total sales./. VNA …

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Recalling old substandard motorbikes to ensure traffic safety and reduce air pollution is a necessity, but this cannot be done easily because motorbikes are the livelihood of the poor. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) has released Document No 7442, requesting cities/provinces to strengthen control over air pollution and eliminate dust and emissions hotspots. The ministry has asked Hanoi and HCM City to speed up the implementation of comprehensive solutions to ease air pollution, such as new public transport, vehicles using clean energy, and removal of old vehicles from circulation. The recall of old motorbikes has been discussed for many years. According to the Vietnam Register (VR), there are 3.4 million cars and 50 million motorbikes. Hanoi has 7 million motorbikes and HCM City 9 million in regular circulation. Of these, 40 percent are old motorbikes that have been used for more than 15 years. In Hanoi, it is easy to see trashy motorbikes, with no horn, lamp, mirror or license plate rolling on the streets. The owners of the motorbikes are often vegetable and fruit merchants, builders and scrap collectors who use the bike to carry goods. The old motorbikes are mostly models manufactured many years ago, including Honda Cub, Wave, SYM Angel, Suzuki Viva, Best and Chinese models Loncin and Lifan. Many of them have been modified to be able to carry cumbersome goods. They are loud and kick dust and threaten the safety of other people. Studies show that motorbikes emit 80-90 percent of CO, HC and NOx of total emissions. Old motorbikes that are only occasionally maintained will produce a volume of toxic emissions much higher than vehicles regularly maintained. Currently, emissions examinations are being implemented in accordance with the Ministry of Transport’s Circular No 70 dated November 2015. But the regulation is only applied to cars, and there is no standard for motorbikes. Experts and officials all agree that it is necessary to …

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T.K., a high school student in Ho Chi Minh City’s Phu Nhuan District, opens his vape and adds some drops of oil. “There are no tastes I’ve never tried. Among all, chocolate flavor is the best,” he told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper after taking a long drag then exhaling slowly. Vaping has been sneaking into schools with a kit affordably ranging from VND120,000 to VND150,000 (US$5.19 to $6.49) in form of a lipstick, pen or USB. E-liquid is diverse in flavors, from strawberry to orange, mango which contains nicotine and cannabis. “I tried this in my eighth grade” On a winter day in the southern metropolis, smoke billowed an air-conditioned coffee shop on Nguyen Thai Binh Street in Tan Binh District where a group of schoolboys in their uniforms gathered for vaping. “Your eyes must feel stinging. This place is exclusive for vapers like us,” one of those schoolboys told Tuoi Tre’s reporter. Exhaling chillingly while spinning an e-cigarette around his fingers, T.K. said he started using vapes at eighth grade. “I tried for fun and felt quite dope at the first time. Now I get addicted to it and become the best smoker of my group,” he said proudly. At school, they smoke in toilets yet as teachers start inspecting, these schoolboys have to gather at cafes for vaping. T.K. opened his vape and added some drops of oil. “There are no tastes I’ve never tried. Among all, chocolatey flavor is the best,” K. told Tuoi Tre after taking a long drag then exhaling slowly. He has tried almost all kinds of vapes available and traded them if no longer interested. “I cannot stick with a vape kit for so long. I am urged to upgrade. There was a time I pledged my motorbike for VND10 million ($433) to buy this vape,” K. added. H.T.H, an 11th grader, said he knew all about e-cigarettes’ harms. “We buy them online, from sites certified by vaping communities which sell quality products. Is there …

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