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Key retail strips in HCMC, Hanoi among the most expensive in the world

Tuoi Tre is reporting that retail rents on Hanoi’s Trang Tien Street and Ho Chi Minh City’s Dong Khoi Street are among the most expensive in the world, according to Cushman & Wakefield. That said, the Main Streets Across the World Report 2023, from the aforementioned property managers, ranks HCMC’s Dong Khoi 13th on its global rankings but 16th in the Asia-Pacific region.

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