A boy rides an electric hoverboard in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 11, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A couple view the skyline of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 12, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A food vendor wipes her face while preparing for business in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 12, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A bride and groom take a group picture with their guests after a wedding ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 14, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





Residents play da cau at a park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 13, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





Commuters on scooters fill the street during morning rush hour in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 12, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





People exercise at a park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 11, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A shopper sitting on a scooter counts money after buying food from a street vendor in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 11, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A fruit vendor pushes her cart along the street as buildings under construction are seen in the distance in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 12, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A woman dressed as a character poses for photos at a park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 14, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A billboard campaigning for each family to have two children in an effort to improve the birth rate stands along the street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 14, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





Anh Nguyen, foreground, sets up her phone to take a group photo with her friends at a park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 14, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A man plays pool in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 13, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





Local residents toast with beer as they gather for karaoke in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 11, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





Residents get free haircuts from trainee stylists in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 14, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





Secondary school band members rehearse for an event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 14, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





Pallbearers carry a casket through neighborhoods as part of a funeral procession in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 12, 2024. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A maintenance worker takes in the view of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 21, 2024, as ships cruise along the Saigon River. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





Women work on a colourful display of paper flowers ready to be showcased during the traditional Tet Nguyen Dan festival in Thanh Tien, Vietnam early February 2024. Tet celebrates the arrival of Spring according to the Vietnamese calendar, often celebrated in the early weeks of February, and is this year being held on February 10. (Photo by Nguyen Sanh Quoc Huy/Solent News)