Vietnam: In the 9th lunar month, "If the water is flat like this, what's wrong with fish sauce"

Early in the morning, the road connecting the Vam Xang canal in Vinh Tre (Chau Phu district, An Giang province) was deserted because people were restricted from going out due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic. However, there are still a few small canoes that quietly follow the banks of the canal, casting nets to catch fish. For fishermen, the flood is when Mother Nature gives them a source of life to accumulate in the dry season, but this year's water seems to have been "stingy" but not as generous as before. Leaving behind the heavy rowing rhythms, Mr. Nguyen Van Dan (a resident of Thanh My Tay commune, Chau Phu district, An Giang province) relaxed every meter of the net into the thick alluvial water. Squinting as he watched the bottles make their mark floating, Mr. Dan confided: "The tiger fish is very weak today. In the morning, I dropped the net and pulled it up a dozen times, but I caught less than 10 fish. This year, the water rises slowly but is too small, so my ...