Rising cooking gas prices bring more financial pain

Tran Thi Van cooks at her eatery in Hanoi's Cau Giay District on March 4, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Nga

Tran Thi Van, an eatery owner in Hanoi, is struggling to even pay rent after cooking gas prices skyrocketed.

Managing three big woks in the kitchen at her stall in Cau Giay District last Friday, the 33-year-old says: "Each meal now only generates a few thousand dongs (VND1,000 = $0.04) in profit. But I cannot raise food prices since my customers are construction workers and college students".

She requires three 12-kg gas cylinders a week on average.

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