According to japantimes.co.jp, Japanese archaeologist living in Hanoi died Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a truck while riding on a toll road in the city, local authorities said. Masanari Nishimura, 47, was on his way to Bac Ninh Province near Hanoi for fieldwork when he hit the truck from behind, authorities said. Read article
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Inquirer.net reports that a Vietnamese tourist on Saturday slashed his abdomen and died in a hospital here after a fellow Vietnamese refused to lend him money for his fare back to Vietnam. Superintendent Christopher Abrahano, city police chief, said Sunday that the bloodied Nguyen Tan Lap, who was identified through his passport, was found on […]
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According to vietnamnews.vn, Tourist-support centres and tourist police may be needed to prevent tourists from being overcharged, robbed and swindled by local services. A proposal to this effect was made yesterday by tourism experts nationwide who said the scams were the main reason for a decline in foreign tourists. Le Thanh Dung, deputy chairman of […]
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Thanhniennews.com reports that the Mui Ne police Wednesday arrested two men for allegedly stealing US$166 from a Chinese tourist. Duong Van Tien and Huynh Van Phuc, both 22 and living on the streets, would be in custody for two months, police said. A day earlier Liu Meng Ying, the Chinese tourist, had asked the pair […]
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According to a thanhniennews.com report, police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested two young men for robbing a Singaporean tourist on the street. Phan Van Tho, 24, and Nguyen Van Minh Trung, 19, grabbed a bag from Lim Lian Ui, then walking in District 5, and fled on their motorbike. They were chased after […]
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As reported by thanhniennews.com, “The Hanoi police on Wednesday arrested a cyclo driver for overcharging an Australian woman more than ten times the normal fare for a five-kilometer drive. 40-year-old Pham Van Chieu admitted that he charged Ilona Schultz and her two children VND1.3 million ($62.2) to take them from the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum […]
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According to Thanhniennews.com “Ho Chi Minh City police said they are investigating a case in which a taxi driver allegedly attempted to drastically overcharge a Japanese tourist on Friday…Atshushi Hirako, 54, had taken a taxi from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to a hotel in District 10 at around 4:45 p.m. that same day. […]
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As reported by thanhniennews.com, ” Police in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa said a Russian tourist had died…According to police, autopsy results showed that Viktor Subbotin, 54, died from a heart attack, Dan Tri reported Tuesday…That day Subbotin was swimming with his wife Tatiana when he stopped moving and appeared to be drowning, the […]
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As reported by thanhniennews.com, “Police in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 10 have detained a woman and hunted three accomplices who allegedly helped her rob a female Japanese tourist last week…The gang reportedly stole $1,190 in USD, 5,800 Japanese Yen ($61), VND11 million and a pair of earrings from the Japanese visitor, according to media […]
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As reported by saigon-gpdaily.com, “A bacterium virus called ‘Streptococcus Suis’ from pigs claimed two lives in North Vietnam, the Central Tropical Disease Hospital in Hanoi announced…Most patients contracted the ‘Streptococcus Suis’ bacterium after eating undercooked infected pork, blood paste, or came into direct contact with secretion from diseased pigs via open wounds or airborne tracts.” […]
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