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Explainer: How labor shortage finally breaks 17-year-old boat fare in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Explainer: How labor shortage finally breaks 17-year-old boat fare in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

In-Depth 10:56 31/07/2026

News that sampan fares at one of the Mekong Delta’s most famous tourist spots will finally triple after 17 years, albeit still at a dirt-cheap rate, comes with a bitter realization: the increase is too little, too late.