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In Ho Chi Minh City, parents took their children to Luong Nhu Hoc Street in District 5, where dozens of shops were selling lanterns of all shapes, sizes, and colors. “Despite the increase in raw material cost, most of the lantern sellers here keep the prices as in previous years,” said Le Thi Hoa, who has run a shop for 30 years. A child browses for lanterns at a shop on Luong Nhu Hoc Street in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre Aside from traditional lanterns made of paper, electronic lanterns with various designs and colors also attracted customers, especially young children, Hoa added. The ‘lantern street’ is also a popular haunt of young people when the Mid-Autumn Festival nears. This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival falls on September 10. People buy lanterns at a shop on Luong Nhu Hoc Street in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre Ngoc Anh, who resides in neighboring Dong Nai Province, said she and her friend...