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A Look at Life in Vietnam

A Look at Life in Vietnam
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A street is blocked with carts and trash cans during a virus lockdown in Vung Tau, Vietnam on September 13, 2021. More than a half of Vietnam is under a lockdown order to contain its worst virus outbreak yet. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

A street is blocked with carts and trash cans during a virus lockdown in Vung Tau, Vietnam on September 13, 2021. More than a half of Vietnam is under a lockdown order to contain its worst virus outbreak yet. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

A woman receives a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Monday, Sepember 13, 2021. Vietnam is speeding up its vaccination program in an effort to loosen coronavirus lockdown restrictions in major cities by the end of September, the government said. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

A woman receives a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Monday, Sepember 13, 2021. Vietnam is speeding up its vaccination program in an effort to loosen coronavirus lockdown restrictions in major cities by the end of September, the government said. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

An alley is blocked with chairs and wood planks in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Monday, September 13, 2021. In Vung Tau, just outside Ho Chi Minh city, streets are sealed and checkpoints are set up to control the movement of people. Barbed wire, door panels, steel sheets, chairs and tables are among materials being used to fence up alleys and isolate neighborhoods. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

An alley is blocked with chairs and wood planks in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Monday, September 13, 2021. In Vung Tau, just outside Ho Chi Minh city, streets are sealed and checkpoints are set up to control the movement of people. Barbed wire, door panels, steel sheets, chairs and tables are among materials being used to fence up alleys and isolate neighborhoods. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

A man rides scooter past a barricaded alley in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Monday, September 20, 2021. The roadblocks and barricades make the streets of this southern Vietnamese city look like they did during the war that ended almost 50 years ago. But this time, the battle is being fought against the rampaging coronavirus. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

A man rides scooter past a barricaded alley in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Monday, September 20, 2021. The roadblocks and barricades make the streets of this southern Vietnamese city look like they did during the war that ended almost 50 years ago. But this time, the battle is being fought against the rampaging coronavirus. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

Entrance to a beach is barricaded and locked in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Monday, September 20, 2021. The roadblocks and barricades make the streets of this southern Vietnamese city look like they did during the war that ended almost 50 years ago. But this time, the battle is being fought against the rampaging coronavirus. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

Entrance to a beach is barricaded and locked in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Monday, September 20, 2021. The roadblocks and barricades make the streets of this southern Vietnamese city look like they did during the war that ended almost 50 years ago. But this time, the battle is being fought against the rampaging coronavirus. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

A delivery man hands over food order to another at a fence set up block traffic in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Monday, September 13, 2021. The sign at right reads “No non-resident”. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

A delivery man hands over food order to another at a fence set up block traffic in Vung Tau, Vietnam, Monday, September 13, 2021. The sign at right reads “No non-resident”. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

Police officers remove barricades in Vung Tau, Vietnam Thursday, September 30, 2021. Vietnam will lift a lockdown order in its largest city on Friday, ending almost three months of strict movement restrictions to curb a coronavirus surge. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

Police officers remove barricades in Vung Tau, Vietnam Thursday, September 30, 2021. Vietnam will lift a lockdown order in its largest city on Friday, ending almost three months of strict movement restrictions to curb a coronavirus surge. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

People planning to return to their hometowns wait at a checkpoint to leave Ho Chi Minh City in the early hours of October 1, 2021, following the easing of strict Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for the past three months. (Photo by Chi Pi/AFP Photo)

People planning to return to their hometowns wait at a checkpoint to leave Ho Chi Minh City in the early hours of October 1, 2021, following the easing of strict Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for the past three months. (Photo by Chi Pi/AFP Photo)

A woman rides bicycle along a street in Hanoi, Vietnam, 05 October 2021, following the ease of strict social distancing measures in order to curb a surge in COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Uong Thai Linh/EPA/EFE)

A woman rides bicycle along a street in Hanoi, Vietnam, 05 October 2021, following the ease of strict social distancing measures in order to curb a surge in COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Uong Thai Linh/EPA/EFE)

A passenger uses a phone while waiting to board a flight at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam Friday, October 15, 2021. Vietnam has resumed air travel after several months of suspension due to COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

A passenger uses a phone while waiting to board a flight at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam Friday, October 15, 2021. Vietnam has resumed air travel after several months of suspension due to COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)

A fisherman casts his net near Quy Nhon City in Vietnam on October 20, 2021. Each morning they row out in one-person coracles in search of squid. (Photo by Nguyen Minh Tu/Solent News)

A fisherman casts his net near Quy Nhon City in Vietnam on October 20, 2021. Each morning they row out in one-person coracles in search of squid. (Photo by Nguyen Minh Tu/Solent News)

A student receives a Pfizer vaccine jab at Cu Chi district in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Vietnam on Wednesday started to vaccinate children as part of an effort to reopen schools after more than half a year of closures due to COVID-19. (Photo by Thu Huong/VNA via AP Photo)

A student receives a Pfizer vaccine jab at Cu Chi district in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Vietnam on Wednesday started to vaccinate children as part of an effort to reopen schools after more than half a year of closures due to COVID-19. (Photo by Thu Huong/VNA via AP Photo)

Workers at a salt field in Bac Lieu province, Vietnam, create powdery patterns as they rake salt into huge piles on November 1, 2021. About 20 people work in temperatures reaching 37°C. (Photo by Nguyen Tran Thanh Nha/Solent News)

Workers at a salt field in Bac Lieu province, Vietnam, create powdery patterns as they rake salt into huge piles on November 1, 2021. About 20 people work in temperatures reaching 37°C. (Photo by Nguyen Tran Thanh Nha/Solent News)

A Vietjet Air plane lands on Phu Quoc island, in Vietnam, Saturday, November 20, 2020. More than 200 foreign tourists arrived on Vietnam's largest Phu Quoc island on Saturday, being the first to visit the Southeast Asian country after nearly two years of border closure due to COVID-19. (Photo by VietjetAir via AP Photo)

A Vietjet Air plane lands on Phu Quoc island, in Vietnam, Saturday, November 20, 2020. More than 200 foreign tourists arrived on Vietnam’s largest Phu Quoc island on Saturday, being the first to visit the Southeast Asian country after nearly two years of border closure due to COVID-19. (Photo by VietjetAir via AP Photo)

A couple take a selfie after landing on Phu Quoc island, in Vietnam, Saturday, November 20, 2020. (Photo by VietjetAir via AP Photo)

A couple take a selfie after landing on Phu Quoc island, in Vietnam, Saturday, November 20, 2020. (Photo by VietjetAir via AP Photo)

High-school boys wait to receive a dose of Pfizer-Biontech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccination, at Phan Huy Chu high school in Hanoi, Vietnam, 23 November 2021. Hanoi started to vaccinate for youth aged 15 to 17 against COVID-19 from 23 November. (Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA/EFE)

High-school boys wait to receive a dose of Pfizer-Biontech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccination, at Phan Huy Chu high school in Hanoi, Vietnam, 23 November 2021. Hanoi started to vaccinate for youth aged 15 to 17 against COVID-19 from 23 November. (Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA/EFE)

Water buffaloes graze on terraced rice fields in Vietnam's northern Yen Bai province on November 29, 2021. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)

Water buffaloes graze on terraced rice fields in Vietnam’s northern Yen Bai province on November 29, 2021. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)

A woman drives a scooter with her dog in Hanoi on December 10, 2021, as Vietnamese officials in the central city of Hoi An announced it was set to be the country's first dog and cat meat free city. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)

A woman drives a scooter with her dog in Hanoi on December 10, 2021, as Vietnamese officials in the central city of Hoi An announced it was set to be the country’s first dog and cat meat free city. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)

A farmer harvests chrysanthemums in Hung Yen province on December 21, 2021. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)

A farmer harvests chrysanthemums in Hung Yen province on December 21, 2021. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)

Raymond Hinze
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