Vietnamese forces taking part in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan wave flags in front of a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft during a departure ceremony, in Hanoi, Vietnam, 27 April 2022. (Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA/EFE)





Visitors stand on the walkway section of the Bach Long glass bridge in Moc Chau district in Vietnam's Son La province on April 29, 2022. Vietnam launched a new attraction for tourists – with a head for heights – on April 29 with the opening of a glass-bottomed bridge suspended some 150 metres above a lush, jungle-clad gorge. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)





Children in Ninh Tuan province, southern Vietnam, are happy to make their own fun on May 3, 2022. They collect old tyres from the local bike shop, carry them to the top of a sand dune and roll them down. (Photo by Nguyen Mingh Tu/Solent News)





Dancers perform during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Hanoi, Vietnam Sunday, May 12, 2022. The SEA Games 31 takes place from May 12 to May 23 in Hanoi, and 11 nearby provinces. (Photo by Minh Hoang/AP Photo)





A dancer performs during the opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam Sunday, May 12, 2022. (Photo by Minh Hoang/AP Photo)





Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam Sunday, May 12, 2022. (Photo by Minh Hoang/AP Photo)





Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam Sunday, May 12, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Vietnam's Mach Pham Van poses during the Men Bodybuilding 55kg competition, during the Southeast Asian Games, at Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Center, Hanoi, Vietnam on May 13, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Mg Mg Myint of Myanmar poses in the men’s bodybuilding at the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 13, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A fisherman casts his net in a lagoon in Quy Nhon, a coastal city in Vietnam on May 15, 2022. (Photo by Nguyen Minh Tu/Solent News)





Performers take part in the closing ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 23, 2022. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)





Workers intricately weave bamboo to create large fishing traps at the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on June 7, 2022. The traps can each take up to three hours to make, and these skilled workers have honed their craft over many years. (Photo by Chanwit Wanset/Solent News & Photo Agency)





Passengers commute in tour boats passing rice fields along Ngo Dong river in Tam Coc, a part of the Hoa Lu limestone mountain range, around 120km from Hanoi, in Ninh Binh province, Vietnam, 09 June 2022. According to The Vietnam Food Association (VFA), Vietnam is forecasted to export from 6 to 6.2 million tons of rice in 2022. (Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA/EFE)





Fishermen cast a giant net at Qui Nhon beach in southern Vietnam on June 16, 2022. (Photo by Do Tuan Ngoc/Solent News)





People wait for gas pump in Hanoi, Vietnam Sunday, June 19, 2022. Across the globe, drivers are rethinking their habits and personal finances amid skyrocketing prices for gasoline and diesel, fueled by Russia's war in Ukraine and the global rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Energy prices are a key driver of inflation that is rising worldwide and making the cost of living more expensive. (Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)





River workers harvest water lilies on the Mekong in the Long An province, Vietnam on June 22, 2022. The flowers will be sold and eaten as a delicacy. (Photo by Huy Anh/Solent News)





Children run along a railway track in Hanoi, Vietnam on June 22, 2022. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)





Workers examine pots of traditional Vietnamese sauce in Ho Chi Minh early July 2022. (Photo by Sarawut Intarob/Solent News)





Thousands of bright yellow silkworm cocoons are dried in huge clay bowls in the village of Hong Ly, northern Vietnam in July 2022. Silk fibres are produced by silkworms when they spin themselves into a cocoon on their journey to becoming a silkmoth. The ultra-soft fibres are harvested from the cocoon in their raw state by being boiled in hot water. (Photo by Prabu Mohan/Solent News)