Have just returned to Nha Trang after being away for 7 months only to find that the powers at be have cracked down even more on the footpath seating pretty much stifling the small street vendor. I think this is a shame as you can no longer sit on the footpath and enjoy a coffee / meal and watch the world go by. I also think it is undermining the essence of Vietnamese culture. Laneways seem to be still ok and no doubt have seen their land value increase immensely since the recent changes. Surely though someone can see the error in this. Why not allow vendors some of the footpath (1/2) as they do in other parts of the world so everyone can be happy ?