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.
Foreign tourists threatened with shovel on Vietnam’s Nha Trang beach
Vietnam News 10:54 05/01/2026Local authorities in Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam are investigating an incident in which foreign tourists were threatened by a group of Vietnamese men armed with a shovel and a plastic chair at a public beach, after a video of the confrontation spread widely on social media.
Austrian tourists rescued after unauthorized trek in Vietnam national park
Vietnam News 16:49 18/10/2025Two Austrian tourists were rescued late Friday after getting lost during an unauthorized hike in Hoang Lien National Park in northern Vietnam, local authorities said.
Dutch tourists rescued after getting lost in Vietnam forest following Google Maps route
Travel 17:07 08/10/2025Two Dutch tourists, who got lost deep in a forest in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam after following a wrong turn on Google Maps, have been rescued by local police and villagers who used a farm tractor to reach them, a senior officer confirmed on Wednesday.
Strategies proposed to accelerate Vietnam’s push for 25 million int’l visitors
Travel 12:29 07/09/2025Travel businesses have put forward a series of initiatives as part of Vietnam’s determined effort to achieve its ambitious goal of 25 million international visitors, with just under four months left in 2025.
Residents in Vietnam’s Hue City search through night for foreign tourists’ sentimental ring
Vietnam News 14:17 01/08/2025Residents in Hue City, central Vietnam had a sleepless night helping a foreign couple search for a lost gemstone ring valued at about VND60 million (US$2,291), which went missing while they were walking in a local park on Wednesday.
Taxi driver admits fleecing foreign tourists in Hanoi
Vietnam News 13:21 04/07/2025A taxi driver in Hanoi has admitted to charging a group of Filipino tourists VND1.5 million (US$58) for a two-kilometer ride near the iconic Hoan Kiem Lake, prompting public outrage and police action.
Hanoi authorities investigate report of foreign tourists charged $58 for 2km taxi ride
Vietnam News 16:44 01/07/2025Police in Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi are verifying a report that a group of Filipino tourists were charged VND1.5 million (US$58) for a short taxi ride of just about two kilometers on Monday evening.
LDP group to seek end to tax exemption for foreign visitors
World 16:01 30/05/2025TOKYO -- A group of lawmakers from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday broadly approved a proposal to review the consumption tax exemption for foreign visitors to the country, including the option of abolishing it.
