At 7pm every day, Ms. Hoa begins selling books on the sidewalk of the corner of the most luxurious roads in Saigon Dong Khoi - Le Loi, in front of the City Theatre.

Ms. Do Thi Ngoc My, 54, collects waste and sells plants during the day and sleeps overnight at Phu Nhuan intersection. Her mother was ill and died of uterine cancer when she was only 12. Her father also died from pneumonia. After living with her relatives for a short period of time, Hoa has been a homeless woman for 20 years. She earns less than VND100,000 ($4.8)/day.

After 12am, a group of young people deliver gifts to homeless people on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street.

A guard for an ATM in front of Gia Dinh People's Hospital takes a nap.

After a good night's sleep, the next morning this old man will be surprised to find a gift.

At Binh Dong Wharf on Tau Hu Canal, ceramic traders from Long An drink to wait for the sun rises.

At the biggest flower market in Saigon - Ho Thi Ky, after receiving shipments from Da Lat, flowers are arranged, ready for sale the next morning.

On the side of Ben Thanh Market, a Korean tourist is waiting for her portrait by a street painter, which is priced VND50,000 (nearly $2.5).

The homeless and motorbike taxi drivers (xe om) always choose the pavement as their beds.

An elderly woman with dementia often sleeps on the sidewalk of Ho Van Hue - Hoang Van Thu streets. 

Ms. Thu from the countryside of Quang Ngai province is a vendor near Gia Dinh Park. Every day, she begins her job at 5pm and she returns to an inn in Go Vap district in late evening.