Last Stop! Hanoi’s Beloved Train Cafe Street is Ordered to Close
On the afternoon of September 14, Nguyen Anh Quan, The Vice Chairman of the Hoan Kiem District People’s Committee said that all households operating their business near the railway area have violated the rail corridor safety. According to Mr. Quan, Hoan Kiem District will revoke all business registration permits granted to households in the railway area in the near future. Photo: Quang Minh/ Vietnam net Although there has been official pushback in the past, the Hanoi regional government is now putting pressure by revoking all the licenses for coffee shops and other businesses along the street. All of them have until September 17 to close. Hoan Kiem District has already barricaded the railway area to stop tourists and local people from coming to take pictures and causing chaos on the streets. Previously, the Vietnam Railways Corporation had sent a request to the Hanoi City People’s Committee and Vietnam Railways Administration to handle the situation of people drinkin