Nga Nguyen Thanh

2 weeks ago | e.vnexpress.net | Nga Nguyen Thanh |Quynh Nguyen

She is surprised to find Hang Ngang and Hang Dao streets in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District nearly deserted on the morning of June 6. Usually a bustling commercial hub, the area was now like Hanoi during the Lunar New Year holidays, quiet and with most stores closed. Unable to find an open store after riding up and down the street twice, she parks her motorbike and continues on foot. The 35-year-old peers through shutters and door cracks, hoping to find one still operating.