Vietnamese driver, owner fined over $3,800 for overloading, unlicensed driving
Vietnam News 16:15 06/05/2026Traffic police in Vietnam have imposed a total administrative fine of over VND100 million (US$3,800) on a tractor-trailer driver and the vehicle owner after detecting such serious violations as overloading and driving without a valid license.
Trucker fined $722 for driving against traffic in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 14:38 05/05/2026A 41-year-old truck driver in Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam has been fined VND19 million (US$722) and had four points deducted from his driver's license after being caught driving in the wrong direction on National Highway 1.
In Vietnam, EV salesman fined for spreading false petrol price rumor
Vietnam News 13:35 13/03/2026Police in Hanoi have fined a 23-year-old electric vehicle salesman VND7.5 million (US$286) for posting false information on social media claiming petrol prices could surge to VND40,000 ($1.5) per liter.
11 foreign motorcyclists fined for riding on expressway in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:09 09/02/2026Vietnamese traffic police have fined a group of 11 foreign motorcyclists after they were found riding large-displacement motorcycles at high speed on Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho Expressway in northern Vietnam.
Vietnam to confiscate gold bullion traded at unlicensed shops
Economy 11:11 27/01/2026Authorities can confiscate gold bullion involved in transactions conducted at shops that are not licensed to trade gold bars from February 9, as per a new government decree imposing tough penalties on illegal gold business activities.
India fines IndiGo record $2.45 million over mass flight cancellations
World 11:05 18/01/2026NEW DELHI - India's aviation regulator on Saturday fined IndiGo a record $2.45 million, issued warnings to senior executives and directed the airline to remove the head of its operations control from his duties after mass flight cancellations last month.
Vietnam sets fines of up to $190 for e-cigarette use under new decree
Vietnam News 16:33 02/01/2026Vietnam has begun enforcing tough penalties on the use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs), with individuals facing fines of up to US$190 and mandatory destruction of the devices under a new government decree.
Higher fines for failing to declare foreigners’ temporary residence in Vietnam
Expat Life 15:59 26/12/2025On October 30, the Vietnamese government issued Decree No. 282/2025/ND-CP introducing a series of tougher deterrent measures, notably higher fines for accommodation establishments that fail to declare foreigners’ temporary residence as required by law.
From now, karaoke singing in Vietnam at any time of day shall face fines
Vietnam News 18:14 16/12/2025Residents who sing karaoke at any time of day may be fined if the noise exceeds permitted limits, starting from December 15, marking a significant shift in Vietnam’s approach to controlling noise pollution.
Young woman in Ho Chi Minh City fined for riding motorbike hands-free, bowing to passers-by
Ho Chi Minh City 11:07 12/12/2025Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday imposed a severe penalty on a 21-year-old woman who rode her motorbike with both hands off the handlebars, clasped her hands in a prayer-like gesture, and bowed to people on the street, an act captured on video and widely shared online.
Controlling spouse’s income subject to fine of up to $1,140 in Vietnam
Vietnam News 16:51 07/12/2025Controlling a spouse’s income, making him or her dependent financially or emotionally, is now recognized as a form of economic domestic violence in Vietnam and shall be fined VND20-30 million (US$760-1,140).
In Vietnam, unmarried person may be fined up to $378 for living with married individual as spouse
Vietnam News 13:37 23/11/2025Vietnam may impose a fine of up to VND10 million (US$378) on a person who, while unmarried, cohabits as a spouse with someone known to be already married.
