This photo taken on May 26, 2026, shows a man driving a motorbike past a restaurant in Hanoi. The pavements of Hanoi's wide boulevards and narrow lanes have long been clogged with bustling food stalls, weaving scooters, and crowds of coffee and beer drinkers sitting on low plastic stools. But the spontaneity that charmed tourists and supported street vendors in Vietnam's capital has subsided in recent months as authorities clamp down on illegal use of footpaths (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'VIETNAM-ECONOMY-FOOD-SOCIAL,FOCUS' by Tran Thi Minh Ha and Ty McCormick

This photo taken on December 5, 2025, shows a woman using her phone while waiting for customers at a street food stall on a sidewalk in Hanoi. The pavements of Hanoi's wide boulevards and narrow lanes have long been clogged with bustling food stalls, weaving scooters, and crowds of coffee and beer drinkers sitting on low plastic stools. But the spontaneity that charmed tourists and supported street vendors in Vietnam's capital has subsided in recent months as authorities clamp down on illegal use of footpaths (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'VIETNAM-ECONOMY-FOOD-SOCIAL,FOCUS' by Tran Thi Minh Ha and Ty McCormick

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on May 26, 2026 shows (top) people passing by a decorative goods shop in Hanoi on January 13, 2025, and the same location (below) on May 25, 2026 of a man on a motorbike passing a decorative goods shop that has less products on the street outside. The pavements of Hanoi's wide boulevards and narrow lanes have long been clogged with bustling food stalls, weaving scooters, and crowds of coffee and beer drinkers sitting on low plastic stools. But the spontaneity that charmed tourists and supported street vendors in Vietnam's capital has subsided in recent months as authorities clamp down on illegal use of footpaths (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'VIETNAM-ECONOMY-FOOD-SOCIAL,FOCUS' by Tran Thi Minh Ha and Ty McCormick

This photo taken on December 5, 2025, shows a woman using her phone while eating at a street food stall in Hanoi. The pavements of Hanoi's wide boulevards and narrow lanes have long been clogged with bustling food stalls, weaving scooters, and crowds of coffee and beer drinkers sitting on low plastic stools. But the spontaneity that charmed tourists and supported street vendors in Vietnam's capital has subsided in recent months as authorities clamp down on illegal use of footpaths (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'VIETNAM-ECONOMY-FOOD-SOCIAL,FOCUS' by Tran Thi Minh Ha and Ty McCormick

This photo taken on June 16, 2025, shows a man riding a cyclo carrying customers past a restaurant in Hanoi. The pavements of Hanoi's wide boulevards and narrow lanes have long been clogged with bustling food stalls, weaving scooters, and crowds of coffee and beer drinkers sitting on low plastic stools. But the spontaneity that charmed tourists and supported street vendors in Vietnam's capital has subsided in recent months as authorities clamp down on illegal use of footpaths (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'VIETNAM-ECONOMY-FOOD-SOCIAL,FOCUS' by Tran Thi Minh Ha and Ty McCormick

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on May 26, 2026 shows (top) a woman using her phone while eating at a street food stall in Hanoi on December 5, 2025, and (below) a man sitting on a motorbike on the street in Hanoi on May 26, 2026. The pavements of Hanoi's wide boulevards and narrow lanes have long been clogged with bustling food stalls, weaving scooters, and crowds of coffee and beer drinkers sitting on low plastic stools. But the spontaneity that charmed tourists and supported street vendors in Vietnam's capital has subsided in recent months as authorities clamp down on illegal use of footpaths (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'VIETNAM-ECONOMY-FOOD-SOCIAL,FOCUS' by Tran Thi Minh Ha and Ty McCormick

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the "Choose France" business summit, aimed at attracting foreign investors to the country, at the Chateau de Versailles in Versailles on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the "Choose France" business summit, aimed at attracting foreign investors to the country, at the Chateau de Versailles in Versailles on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)