"developing cities"

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7 Apr 2025

A couple walks near the intersection of Ly Tu Trong and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia streets in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 7, 2025. The area is surrounded by travel agencies, clinics, and commercial buildings, reflecting the city's mix of tourism and local businesses.

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#12184797

22 Mar 2025

A striking urban contrast exists in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 22, 2025. In the foreground, people sort through piles of paper, plastic, and other discarded materials in a cluttered alleyway. Makeshift structures line the street, with bags, bins, and tools scattered across the ground. In the background, a sleek modern high-rise building with a glass facade towers over the scene, highlighting the disparity between rapid urban development and the persistent presence of informal economies and living conditions.

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#12184798

22 Mar 2025

A striking urban contrast exists in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 22, 2025. In the foreground, people sort through piles of paper, plastic, and other discarded materials in a cluttered alleyway. Makeshift structures line the street, with bags, bins, and tools scattered across the ground. In the background, a sleek modern high-rise building with a glass facade towers over the scene, highlighting the disparity between rapid urban development and the persistent presence of informal economies and living conditions.

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#12184799

22 Mar 2025

Two women sort through piles of paper, plastic, and other discarded materials in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 22, 2025.

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#12184274

22 Mar 2025

In this street scene in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 22, 2025, two dogs interact in the middle of a neglected alleyway lined with trash, construction debris, and makeshift fencing. A silver Kia car with two helmets placed on its hood is parked amidst the clutter. In the background, modern architecture looms, highlighting the stark contrast between the city's ongoing development and its overlooked corners. The image portrays the dual realities of urban progress and social neglect coexisting side by side.

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#4992524

15 Oct 2019

Bangladeshi labourer work in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. There are twenty-eight dockyards occupying 30.96 acres of the Buriganga foreshore where ships, launches, and steamers of various sizes and shapes are built and repair continue operation for the last 50 years without any authorisation or guidelines, polluting the river and encroaching into the riverbank, reducing its navigability.

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#4992526

15 Oct 2019

Bangladeshi labourer work in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. There are twenty-eight dockyards occupying 30.96 acres of the Buriganga foreshore where ships, launches, and steamers of various sizes and shapes are built and repair continue operation for the last 50 years without any authorisation or guidelines, polluting the river and encroaching into the riverbank, reducing its navigability.

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#4992528

15 Oct 2019

Bangladeshi labourer work in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. There are twenty-eight dockyards occupying 30.96 acres of the Buriganga foreshore where ships, launches, and steamers of various sizes and shapes are built and repair continue operation for the last 50 years without any authorisation or guidelines, polluting the river and encroaching into the riverbank, reducing its navigability.

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#4992530

15 Oct 2019

Bangladeshi labourer work in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. There are twenty-eight dockyards occupying 30.96 acres of the Buriganga foreshore where ships, launches, and steamers of various sizes and shapes are built and repair continue operation for the last 50 years without any authorisation or guidelines, polluting the river and encroaching into the riverbank, reducing its navigability.

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#4992534

15 Oct 2019

Bangladeshi labourer work in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. There are twenty-eight dockyards occupying 30.96 acres of the Buriganga foreshore where ships, launches, and steamers of various sizes and shapes are built and repair continue operation for the last 50 years without any authorisation or guidelines, polluting the river and encroaching into the riverbank, reducing its navigability.

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#4992536

15 Oct 2019

Bangladeshi labourer work in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. There are twenty-eight dockyards occupying 30.96 acres of the Buriganga foreshore where ships, launches, and steamers of various sizes and shapes are built and repair continue operation for the last 50 years without any authorisation or guidelines, polluting the river and encroaching into the riverbank, reducing its navigability.

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#4992538

15 Oct 2019

Bangladeshi labourer work in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. There are twenty-eight dockyards occupying 30.96 acres of the Buriganga foreshore where ships, launches, and steamers of various sizes and shapes are built and repair continue operation for the last 50 years without any authorisation or guidelines, polluting the river and encroaching into the riverbank, reducing its navigability.

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#4992540

15 Oct 2019

Bangladeshi labourer work in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. There are twenty-eight dockyards occupying 30.96 acres of the Buriganga foreshore where ships, launches, and steamers of various sizes and shapes are built and repair continue operation for the last 50 years without any authorisation or guidelines, polluting the river and encroaching into the riverbank, reducing its navigability.

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#4992544

15 Oct 2019

Bangladeshi labourer work in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. There are twenty-eight dockyards occupying 30.96 acres of the Buriganga foreshore where ships, launches, and steamers of various sizes and shapes are built and repair continue operation for the last 50 years without any authorisation or guidelines, polluting the river and encroaching into the riverbank, reducing its navigability.

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#4992546

15 Oct 2019

Bangladeshi labourer work in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. There are twenty-eight dockyards occupying 30.96 acres of the Buriganga foreshore where ships, launches, and steamers of various sizes and shapes are built and repair continue operation for the last 50 years without any authorisation or guidelines, polluting the river and encroaching into the riverbank, reducing its navigability.

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#4992548

15 Oct 2019

Bangladeshi labourer work in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. There are twenty-eight dockyards occupying 30.96 acres of the Buriganga foreshore where ships, launches, and steamers of various sizes and shapes are built and repair continue operation for the last 50 years without any authorisation or guidelines, polluting the river and encroaching into the riverbank, reducing its navigability.

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