Bangkok food vendor curbs push city staple from the streets
World 16:45 03/05/2026Across Bangkok, aromas of garlic, chilli and grilled meat drift from roadside stalls and carts, but tighter controls on vendors threaten livelihoods and the street food culture that defines the Thai capital.
Street vendor fined for forcing girl off sidewalk in Hanoi
Vietnam News 11:41 08/07/2025The police agency of Tu Liem Ward in Hanoi has issued a decision to fine a woman selling iced tea on Pham Hung Street for illegally occupying public space and disturbing public order after a video surfaced online showing her shoving away a young woman who was standing on the sidewalk.
Vendors hesitant as Ho Chi Minh City resumes takeaway service
Vietnam News 09:56 10/09/2021Many sellers have expressed their concern over the rising cost of operation along with other difficulties
Gloomy days at foreigners’ markets in Ho Chi Minh City
Economy 16:37 17/09/2020Markets and grocery stores targeting foreigners in Ho Chi Minh City are struggling to stay afloat
Grab a roll from Hanoi’s famous 80-year-old 'hunchbacked lady'
Travel 20:18 27/08/2020Although just a small sidewalk stand, a street food cart in Hanoi has become a popular haunt of generations of local students
Hoi An vendor filmed threatening foreigner claims she was 'protecting' his bicycle
Vietnam News 10:10 25/10/2019A street vendor claims a situation in which a foreigner accused her of chaining his bicycle to a post was simply a misunderstanding of her good will
Ho Chi Minh City plans on special zones for street food vendors
Travel 18:01 04/12/2017This follows the success of ‘food streets’ in District 1
Saigon vendors risk life and limb hawking goods in middle of national highway
Vietnam News 15:52 15/09/2017Desperate for cash, vendors put their lives on the line as they weave through long lines of vehicles hoping commuters buy their goods
