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.
Motorbike taxi driver fined for carrying 4 passengers in Hanoi
Vietnam News 13:08 03/11/2025Traffic police in Hanoi have booked and fined a motorbike taxi driver for carrying four female passengers without helmets on Tran Duy Hung Street.
Delayed fines issued to 400 motorcyclists driving on sidewalks in Ho Chi Minh City in 4 days
Ho Chi Minh City 16:03 15/10/2025Over the course of just four days, traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City issued nearly 400 delayed fines to motorbike riders caught illegally driving on sidewalks.
2 Da Nang beach hotels fined over $31,000 for environmental, food safety violations
Vietnam News 12:52 16/09/2025Authorities in Da Nang City, central Vietnam have imposed administrative fines worth over US$31,000 on two beachside hotels, Chicland Danang Beach Hotel and ELC Hotel, following a series of violations related to environmental protection and food safety.
In Vietnam, passenger bus driver, owner fined $2,175 for overloading
Vietnam News 15:22 08/09/2025The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security has imposed a total fine of VND57.5 million (US$2,175) on the driver and the owner of a passenger bus for severely overloading a 26-seat vehicle with 49 passengers on a major road in northern Vietnam.
Driver fined $492 for changing tire on expressway in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 14:59 05/09/2025A driver has been fined VND13 million (US$492) for illegally stopping his vehicle on a major expressway in northern Vietnam to change a tire, a traffic police officer said on Thursday.
France fines Shein $176 million over cookies
World 16:41 04/09/2025Online fast-fashion retailer Shein received a 150 million euro ($175.61 million) fine on Wednesday from France's data protection authority over the improper use of cookies, a decision the company contested and said it would appeal.
Ho Chi Minh City man fined for transporting old car on motorized tricycle
Ho Chi Minh City 13:44 25/08/2025A man from Ho Chi Minh City has been fined after a video circulated on social media on Friday showing him transporting an old car shell on a three-wheeled motorized tricycle, obstructing traffic and raising safety concerns, a traffic police officer said on Monday.
Owner fined after cow wanders into Saigon River Tunnel in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 17:27 16/08/2025A man has been fined after one of his cows strayed into the Saigon River Tunnel in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday.
