On June 4, according to Lao Dong reporter, along all roads in Lich Dong village - long considered the "capital" of cheap eye glasses trading in Thai Binh province and the whole North, most shops, stores, and companies have closed, and wholesale business activities have been temporarily suspended.
From the National Highway 10 bypass section through Dong Cac commune, Dong Hung district, turn to Lich Dong glass village, from shops on the main road to shops located deep in small alleys, the above situation is the same.
This is considered unusual for many years in Lich Dong, because normally there is always a bustling and vibrant wholesale and retail scene here. Dong calendar is also considered a "transit station" for cheap glasses, of unknown origin... spreading everywhere for consumption.
"I don't know the specific reason, but it must be affected by the fact that the agencies are strictly scouring up counterfeit and fake goods and then collecting taxes on cheating," a resident in Lich Dong village replied to us when asked about the reason why a series of shops in the village were simultaneously closed and stopped operating.
According to observations, there are only a few stores and shops in Lich Dong that are still open, but inside it seems that most of them are only packaging and rearranging goods, not buying and selling transactions.
Similar to Lich Dong glasses Village, at Quang Trung Market (commonly known as Trang Sewer Market, Quang Trung Ward, Thai Binh City) - considered the "capital" of cheap clothes, shoes, hats... in the rice town of Thai Binh - the business scene is also very sluggish and deserted, a series of shops and kiosks are also closed and stopped operating.
According to some traders and people, on June 3, almost all shops, kiosks, stores, and stores inside and outside this market were often selling clothes, shoes, helmets, etc. all at the same time, and stopped operating.
As of today, June 4, many shops and stores have reopened their stores, but the scene is still very deserted and deserted. Meanwhile, there are still many shops that have not reopened for business.
Seeing us as strangers entering the market but not buying but only leaning to observe and take photos, some traders expressed concern as if worried that there would be officials from the authorities coming to check and grasp the situation.
"Yesterday, this whole market has just "made waves" on social networks, people just keep trading properly and do nothing against the law," a few traders talked and discussed with each other...
