Summer for most students in Hanoi is a season full of laughter and glee while in many rural areas the excitement is a little more subdued as they must work hard to earn money for next year’s clothes and books.


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Han Van Dung, 15, works at a toothpick factory in the mountainous district of Quan Son, Thanh Hoa province where he earns VND80,000 per day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vi Van Huynh, an 8th grade student, toils at arranging bunches of bamboo sticks. 

 

 

 

 

 

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A man then loads the bamboos on his motorbike to sell at the market.

 

 

 

 

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