Buildings tower over a residential area near the Red River in Hanoi on September 29, 2026. Vietnam's leader has made a rare admission of public dissent, acknowledging "different opinions" on a flagship Hanoi development project after more than a quarter of respondents in a consultation did not support it. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 14, 2026 shows a security guard sitting in the area designated for gathering public feedback on plans to renovate the region along the Hoan Kiem Lake and its surroundings in Hanoi. Vietnam's leader has made a rare admission of public dissent, acknowledging "different opinions" on a flagship Hanoi development project after more than a quarter of respondents in a consultation did not support it. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

A man fishes along the banks of the Red River near the construction site of the Tran Hung Dao Bridge in Hanoi on September 28, 2026. Vietnam's leader has made a rare admission of public dissent, acknowledging "different opinions" on a flagship Hanoi development project after more than a quarter of respondents in a consultation did not support it. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

A worker looks on at the construction site of the Tran Hung Dao Bridge, spanning across the Red River in Hanoi on September 28, 2026. Vietnam's leader has made a rare admission of public dissent, acknowledging "different opinions" on a flagship Hanoi development project after more than a quarter of respondents in a consultation did not support it. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

A worker carries out construction at a landscape renovation site near the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on September 28, 2026. Vietnam's leader has made a rare admission of public dissent, acknowledging "different opinions" on a flagship Hanoi development project after more than a quarter of respondents in a consultation did not support it. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Discarded waste lies around a residential area near the Red River in Hanoi on September 29, 2026. Vietnam's leader has made a rare admission of public dissent, acknowledging "different opinions" on a flagship Hanoi development project after more than a quarter of respondents in a consultation did not support it. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

A worker carries out construction at a landscape renovation site near the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on September 28, 2026. Vietnam's leader has made a rare admission of public dissent, acknowledging "different opinions" on a flagship Hanoi development project after more than a quarter of respondents in a consultation did not support it. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

A woman cycles past construction barricades featuring Vietnam's national flag and Communist Party of Vietnam's flag, outside a landscape renovation site along the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on September 28, 2026. Vietnam's leader has made a rare admission of public dissent, acknowledging "different opinions" on a flagship Hanoi development project after more than a quarter of respondents in a consultation did not support it. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)