Hoi An faces cultural decline as locals flee rapid commercialization

VNExpress - Oct 28, 2026

Around 40% of all original homeowners have moved out of Hoi An, while rents for state-owned properties have soared to hundreds of millions of dong a month, putting the ancient town at risk of gradually losing its local population.

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