Downtown area gets facelift as construction barriers for HCMC's first metro removed

Traffic in front of Ben Thanh Market after the construction site for an underground metro station was removed. Photo by VnExpress/Dinh Van

After eight years, the downtown area of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has a new look thanks to the removal of the construction site for an underground metro station in front of Ben Thanh Market.

Nguyen, 55, the owner of a souvenir shop on Le Loi Street, fixed up his store after the barriers for the construction of the Ben Thanh Station of the metro line No.1 were taken down a few months ago.

During this year's Lunar New Year holiday, he put imported goods in front of the store's door and decorated it with signs to attract customers.

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