Ho Chi Minh City seeks ways to encourage foreign tourists to spend more
Travel 14:04 24/05/2026Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are considering measures to encourage international visitors to spend more during their trips, including building a shopping history system for tourists as part of efforts to stimulate consumption and support double-digit economic growth.
Foreign tourists criticized for disruptive behavior, disrespect for Vietnamese laws in Da Nang
Vietnam News 15:37 22/05/2026Concerns are growing in Da Nang City over repeated cases involving foreign tourists accused of disruptive behavior, public intoxication, traffic violations, and actions viewed as disrespectful toward Vietnamese laws and local culture, prompting calls from residents and businesses for stricter enforcement.
Da Nang cracks down on misconduct by foreign tourists at popular destinations
Expat Life 12:59 19/05/2026Leaders of wards in Da Nang City said they are firmly handling legal violations involving foreigners at tourist destinations, amid a recent series of inappropriate behaviors by foreign visitors that have sparked public outrage in the central city.
1 foreigner injured as tourist transfer speedboat sinks in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay
Vietnam News 14:04 05/05/2026A tourist transfer speedboat lost control and collided with a mooring buoy in the Luon Cave area of Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam on Monday, injuring three people, including one foreigner.
Foreign tourist rescued after getting lost in northern Vietnam forest
Vietnam News 19:30 04/04/2026An Austrian tourist was rescued by police and local residents in northern Vietnam after getting lost and injured in a remote forest in Lang Son Province, authorities said on Saturday.
January sets record with nearly 2.5mn foreign visitors to Vietnam
Travel 08:31 08/02/2026Vietnam welcomed nearly 2.5 million international visitors in January 2026, the highest monthly total on record for the country’s tourism industry, official data showed.
Op-ed: Do not let violence drive tourists away from Vietnam
In-Depth 15:42 04/02/2026Vietnam needs exemplary court rulings and tough closure orders against tourism businesses where violence against visitors occurs.
3 men criminally detained for assaulting foreign tourists in Vietnam’s Nha Trang
Vietnam News 17:38 02/02/2026Vietnamese police have criminally detained three local men after they allegedly attacked a group of foreign tourists outside a bar in downtown Nha Trang, an incident that was captured on video and widely shared on social media.
In Hanoi, man fined $95 for offering drugs to entice foreign tourists into massage parlors
Vietnam News 12:09 19/01/2026Hanoi police have fined a local man VND2.5 million (US$95) after he was filmed offering illegal drugs to foreign tourists in the Old Quarter to draw them into massage parlors.
Operator of Nha Trang bar, whose staff threatened foreign tourists with shovel, fined over $1,900 for business violations
Vietnam News 10:17 10/01/2026The operator of BlueSea Beach & Bar, whose staff were filmed threatening foreign tourists with a shovel during the New Year holiday in Vietnam’s Nha Trang, has been fined VND50 million (US$1,910) for violations related to food service and business operations along the Nha Trang beachfront, local authorities confirmed on Friday.
Vietnam’s Nha Trang shuts down beach bar after staff threaten foreign tourists
Vietnam News 17:22 06/01/2026The administration of Nha Trang Ward in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam confirmed on Tuesday it had suspended the operations of BlueSea Beach & Bar after a group of its employees was filmed threatening foreign tourists with a shovel and a chair on a public beach.
Bar explains Nha Trang beach confrontation involving foreign tourists
Vietnam News 17:37 05/01/2026A beachfront bar in Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam has responded after a video surfaced of its employees threatening foreign tourists with a shovel and a plastic chair on a public beach, saying the altercation began when the tourists allegedly harassed a female staff member.
