Makeshift markets across Vietnam are being shut down – and with them, the bonds that hold communities together
Nestled in an alleyway near my house, underneath an old public housing estate, is a small makeshift wet market that’s been part of the neighbourhood for longer than I can remember.
Longer than I can remember The Hanoi People’s Committee notes 468 formal markets in the city. In addition, it has identified 231 makeshift markets and informal trading sites – unplanned markets that typically form in alleyways and at street junctions in densely populated areas.
