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HO CHI MINH CITY, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City will open the country's first road for street vendors on Aug. 28, the municipal authorities said on Sunday.
Forty meters of Nguyen Van Chiem Road in the city's downtown District 1 will be set aside for 20 vendors who will sell Vietnamese fast food on the pavement from 6:00 to 9:00 and from 11:00 to 13:00 everyday.
The local authorities have also designated a 30-meter road in Bach Tung Diep Park in the district for 15 street vendors to operate from 6:00 to 9:00 daily from Aug. 28.
Ho Chi Minh City and other major cities in Vietnam are expected to set aside part of pavements of some routes for street vendors who currently sell various kinds of products in a chaotic manner.
