Hanoi woman fined $285 for fabricated ‘ghost encounter’ tourism posts
Vietnam News 16:02 09/06/2026A woman from Hanoi has been fined VND7.5 million (US$285) after authorities determined that her series of viral social media posts describing alleged ghost encounters during a trip to Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam were fabricated, police said on Tuesday.
Vietnam’s Ninh Binh tourism authority rejects viral ‘ghost encounter’ travel story
Travel 17:21 03/06/2026A viral social media post claiming a young woman encountered ghosts while traveling in Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam has been dismissed by local authorities as unverified and misleading, prompting the provincial tourism authority to request a police investigation.