Tourists camp on Hanoi sidewalks for days to secure National Day…

By the afternoon of Aug. 31, Hung Vuong and Nguyen Thai Hoc streets had turned into makeshift campsites. Three strangers: Nguyen Thi Thuy from Lai Chau, Pham Xuan Su from Ninh Binh, and Pham Thi Len from Hung Yen quickly bonded like neighbors despite meeting only hours earlier. They promised to hold each other’s spots…