Within the Mekong Delta community of Vietnam, business is an art and a way of life . Its lands are vast and rich in nutrients, fostering global productivity of rice and fruits.

But cultivating its wealth depends on the ability to maneuver through its intricate network of tangled waterways and swamps. It also requires a creativity to build such tools as “monkey bridges” and “houses on stilts” to master its flooded regions.

Yet, it is ultimately the stability of its vessels and the vision of its navigators that brings prosperity to a particular product amid a hub of commerce called “floating markets.”