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New 'food street' opens in Saigon

New 'food street' opens in Saigon

Monday, August 28, 2017, 11:24 GMT+7
Vendors on the ‘food street’ are happy that they no longer have to worry about being fined by urban watchdog officers for occupying the sidewalk.
Vendors on the ‘food street’ are happy that they no longer have to worry about being fined by urban watchdog officers for occupying the sidewalk.
District 1 chairman Tran The Thuan talks to some vendors on the ‘food street’
District 1 chairman Tran The Thuan talks to some vendors on the ‘food street’
Doan Ngoc Hai, District 1 deputy chairman, talks to some vendors on the ‘food street’.
Doan Ngoc Hai, District 1 deputy chairman, talks to some vendors on the ‘food street’.
Booths in uniform design have been erected along the 30-meter Nguyen Van Chiem Street in District 1.
Booths in uniform design have been erected along the 30-meter Nguyen Van Chiem Street in District 1.
Stores are required to publicly list their prices.
Stores are required to publicly list their prices.
Lan, who has 20 years of experience in selling food on the sidewalk, has been ‘relocated’ to the ‘food street’.
Lan, who has 20 years of experience in selling food on the sidewalk, has been ‘relocated’ to the ‘food street’.

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