Economics

‘Rice ATMs’ Dispense Free Food to Out-of-Work Vietnamese

A woman receives rice from a ‘rice ATM’ in the Tan Binh district of Ho Chi Minh City, April 22.Photographer: Maika Elan/Bloomberg
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Forget video conferencing and contact tracing apps; the coolest innovation in Vietnam during this coronavirus crisis might be the curious mix of human, machine and mobile tech that is the “rice ATM.”