Hanoi curbs kerb culture as city clamps down on pavement vendors

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Hanoi curbs kerb culture as city clamps down on pavement vendors

The authorities said the crackdown will bring cleanliness and order to the city. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In Hanoi, the hunt for street vendors threatens the soul of the Vietnamese capital

The sidewalks of Hanoi are teeming with street vendors, scooters or customers eating while seated on plastic stools, but the Vietnamese capital now wants to clean up, threatening this street culture appreciated by tourists. If street vending has long been tolerated in an informal manner, the fines are now applied and the municipality is considering doubling them. Sidewalks in the sights of the authorities “Without street vendors, Hanoi is no lon…