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For decades, Hanoi's pavements have served not only as wallways but also as spaces for street vendors and small businesses.
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For decades, Hanoi's pavements have served not only as wallways but also as spaces for street vendors and small businesses.
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Now the city is stepping up efforts to reclaim pavements for
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pedestrians as part of a broader campaign to improve urban order and civility.
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To help us better understand both the importance of this effort and the challenges involved,
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we are now joined by Dr. To Kien,
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a senior planner and manager from 8 Japan Engineering Consultants.
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First of all, hello and thank you so much for joining us on Newsline today.
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In your view, what have sidewalks in Vietnamese cities traditionally represented?
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And why have repeated efforts to restore order struggled to deliver lasting results?
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Well, for decades, sidewalks in Vietnamese cities have been far more than just transport space.
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They are unique social and economic ecosystems,
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where street vendors, small shops,
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daily interactions, and lively street life creates the distinct energies upon Asian cities.
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This is most cultural identities and a major tourist appeal.
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So the real problem is that occupation has gone too far.
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Public space has been overly privatized by vendors,
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motorbike parking, narrow local interests,
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often taking away pedestrians' basic right to save movement,
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especially for the elderly, children and people with disabilities.
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So many cleanup campaigns have failed because there were mostly short-term breakouts,
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two manuals, lacking technology, lacking study enforcement,
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and the realistic livelihood alternatives.
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So the true challenge is not whether to remove or to preserve sidewalk life,
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but how to reorganize it more fairly and sustainably.
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Really interesting point of view.
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Hanoi has recently enforced sidewalk order more aggressively under Plan 322,
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creating clearer streets, but also causing livelihoods loss and spillover into alleys and reduced street character.
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So in your opinion, what would be a more balanced way,
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let's say, a path forward?
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Restoring sidewalk order is absolutely necessary.
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But since authorities are simply removing vendors without rebuilding livelihoods,
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Informed trades are quickly spilling into olives and leapt over tiny public spaces,
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creating new congestion, sanitation problems,
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and even greater fire evacuation risk.
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We can solve one group's survival needs by shifting the burden onto others.
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Hanoi should also avoid a one-size-fits-all approach because different districts serve different urban roles.
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In the old quarters, historic areas and tourist zones,
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once a minimum 1.5 to 2m pedestrian path is secured,
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some controlled street commerce including conditional sidewalk leasing can be allowed to preserve local characters.
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By contrast, non-tourism districts should focus more on safety, mobility and convenience.
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At the same time, the city needs to expand open or semi-sheltered pocket vendor areas that can be seen from the streets,
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time-based vending streets, and alternative business clusters such as Singapore-style hawker centers.
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So the right approach is smart zoning,
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not blanket removal, I think.
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I see.
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How do you assess Hanoi's pilot plan to lease sidewalks in selected qualified areas?
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What would you recommend to ensure the policy is both effective and sustainable?
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Experiences from Singapore, Seoul, or Tokyo shows that sidewalk business only works well when pedestrians rise come first,
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while commercial use remains a tightly controlled second layer.
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So Hanoi is moving in the right direction,
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I think, by limiting the leasing policy to wider sidewalks,
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keeping at least 1.5 meters for pedestrians and requiring neighborhood consensus.
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However, the current fees are still too low with these undervaluing public assets and simply turning informal occupations into cheap paid privileges.
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So, the key question is not just whether sidewalks can be leased,
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but who gets access and under what rules.
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Hanoi should adopt location-based pricing,
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transparent visitor options, short-term permits with regular review,
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review and prioritize small-scale livelihoods rather than mainly favoring shop-front owners.
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So if done well, it could mark a real shift from short-term crackdowns to modern,
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fair urban governance, I think.
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Right.
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Thank you so much, Dr. Tu Kien for joining us on Newsline today.
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Yes, and as Dr. Tu Kien just pointed out,
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clearing the sidewalk is not the only and simply the solution here.
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The important part here is to find a balance between public order,
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pedestrian rights and the livelihoods that have long depended on these spaces.
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Now across the capital, many business owners
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and residents are now adjusting to the city's stricter pavement regulations as cleaner
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and more organized streets gradually become part of daily life.
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More in the following story.
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Thanh Anh and his wife have been running a cafe on Lanong Street for about 10 years now.
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Until last year, the cafe still placed tables and chairs on the pavement outside for customers to sit and enjoy their coffee.
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Customers now have to either order and head upstairs or get their drinks to go.
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Customers who specifically prefer sitting downstairs will simply leave.
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I'm getting older now and there have been a lot of changes.
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So, of course, at first it felt unfamiliar and made running the business a bit difficult.
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But things will eventually fall into place.
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Everyone has to adapt.
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If you are on the streets of Hanoi,
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you will see yellow lines like these on the pavements.
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This side is for parking motorcycles and this side for pedestrians to walk on.
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The pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiếm Lake have truly returned to their intended purpose for pedestrians.
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The roads are no longer occupied by street vendors or any other form of business activity.
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Some came to Hanoi with his family for a visit and also noticed the change.
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It's absolutely wonderful.
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Clean and tidy compared to the last time I was here more than 30 years ago.
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It's at least 30 to 50 times cleaner.
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Urban civility has improved significantly and residents have proactively adapted to the changes.
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In the long run, people will clearly see a cleaner,
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more beautiful and more civilized city.
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A new habit in the way people use and treat pavements is gradually being rebuilt.
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Clearing the pavements is no longer just a short-term campaign.
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It is gradually bringing back the truly beautiful and peaceful image of the capital.

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Praticar a fala utilizando o vídeo "Hà Nội and the challenge of reorganising urban sidewalks" é uma excelente oportunidade para aprimorar suas habilidades de comunicação em inglês. Através da abordagem de temas como a ocupação de calçadas e o comércio de rua, você pode se familiarizar com vocabulários relevantes e expressões do cotidiano. Além disso, o contexto social e econômico apresentado neste vídeo proporciona uma imersão cultural que enriquece seu aprendizado. O uso de técnicas como shadow speak permite que você reproduza as falas do vídeo, melhorando sua fluência e entonação, ao mesmo tempo que aprende sobre a dinâmica urbanística de Hanoi.

Gramática e Expressões em Contexto

No vídeo, algumas estruturas gramaticais e expressões se destacam:

  • “Sidewalks have served not only as walkways” - Esta construção destaca a função múltipla das calçadas, uma expressão útil para descrever funções ou papéis diferentes em inglês.
  • “Occupation has gone too far” - A expressão “gone too far” é uma maneira coloquial de dizer que algo se tornou excessivo. Essa expressão pode ser aplicada em várias conversas do dia a dia.
  • “A one-size-fits-all approach” - Uma expressão que se refere a soluções generalizadas, ressaltando a necessidade de abordagens personalizadas em diferentes contextos.
  • “Conditional sidewalk leasing” - Essa expressão traz um conceito jurídico que pode ser útil em contextos de negócios e administração pública.

Essas estruturas ajudam a entender a importância da adaptação das abordagens, tanto nos diálogos profissionais quanto nas conversas cotidianas.

Armadilhas Comuns de Pronúncia

Algumas palavras e expressões apresentadas no vídeo podem ser desafiadoras para a pronúncia. Aqui estão alguns pontos a serem observados:

  • “Vendors” - A pronúncia correta pode ser difícil; preste atenção ao som do “v” e do “d”.
  • “Livelihood” - O som da combinação “-hood” é frequentemente mal pronunciado. Pratique para garantir clareza.
  • “Reorganising” e “Urban” - O sotaque varia significativamente dependendo da região; escute atentamente como os falantes nativos os pronunciam.

Utilizar técnicas de shadow speech pode ajudar a contornar essas dificuldades, permitindo que você imite a pronúncia e o ritmo natural dos falantes nativos.

O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.

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