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.
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.
