Vehicle registration plates of Vietnam generally take the form XX YYYY for vehicles. License plates in Vietnam are similar to ones in Thailand, except Vietnamese plates are green-on-white while in Thailand is black-on-white. F, J, W and Z are skipped, and the Vietnamese Đ is used.
The leading two numerals refer to the various provinces and major municipalities of Vietnam, unless they are letters (AA, AB, AC, and so on) which signify that the car belongs to the Ministry of Defence - in which case the plate will be red. Some plates also carry a red two-letter code following the provincial numerals, with "NG" used for a diplomatic or NGO plate and "LD" for a vehicle belonging to a company which is 100% foreign-owned. If a colored letter (A, B, or C) follows the province code, the vehicle belongs to the local government).