As in many other developing countries, hunger and poverty in Vietnam has existed for a significant amount of time.

"The change," the priest said, "must be psychological and spiritual because poverty exists and will exist."

Despite this, poverty and crime still exist in some isolated places surrounding the area.

Others counter that government aid is a compassionate necessity as long as poverty exists.

The crushing poverty that turned political competitions into desperate scrambles for power and resources still exists.

"Before people come, back in Honduras, they think poverty doesn't exist here," he said.

You assume that the poverty will exist regardless of whether or not tourists visit.

"Large-scale poverty and economic inequities exist at levels worse than a decade ago," the report said.

Unemployment is the main reason why poverty exists.

When the European Union started, poverty only existed where there was no work.