A man with his arms wide open to show that his motorbike repair shop’s width is less than an arm span |
Tran Manh Hung, the owner of a motorbike repair shop on Dien Bien Phu Street in Binh Thanh District, said that although he wants to invest in more motorbike parts, he has no space for them in this tiny place. |
This old man and his family have run their small grocery from this small place in an alley in District 5 for more than 40 years. |
ran Minh Man rents this house with an area of less than three square meters on Dien Bien Phu Street in Binh Thanh District for VND3 million (US$140) per month. His job is carving headstones. Man can only display some of his works and put a very small table in the house to receive customers’ orders. Other activities take place on the sidewalk in front of his shop. |
A silk boutique on Dong Khoi Street in District 1 has a width of just over one meter. |
The Lotus painting shop on the corner of Ngo Duc Ke and Dong Khoi Streets in District 1 has been run for more than 10 years despite its width of only 80cm. |
Many shops have little space but their owners have to pay a high price for renting the premises since they are located in downtown areas. |