
Da Nang launches campaign to clamp down on sidewalk, road encroachment in city center
Vietnam News 15:57 11/08/2025Central wards in Da Nang City, central Vietnam have launched an intensive campaign to tackle street and sidewalk encroachment, illegal vending, and aggressive solicitation.

Saigon ‘beggar’ found with 12 ID cards
Vietnam News 15:45 18/04/2020He makes some $22 per day from begging

Residents advised to stop giving money to beggars in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 15:49 23/08/2019Residents can call several hotlines to provide any information regarding panhandlers and homeless people

Begging foreigner on Phu Quoc identified as Russian
Vietnam News 10:48 10/08/2017The woman has funded her trip through Asia by panhandling her way across the region

No exception for foreign ‘beg-packers’ on Vietnam streets: tourism director
Vietnam News 10:20 09/08/2017Though foreigners may have a more polite approach towards begging, its nature remains the same