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Ho Chi Minh City apologizes to tourist robbed on street
Authorities have publicly apologized to Alaa Mohammad Abdu Ali Aldoh, an Egyptian tourist who was robbed on Luong Huu Khanh Street in central Ho Chi Minh City last Friday.“We are very sorry for what happened. But I believe that local people are very friendly and hospitable to tourists, while the criminal element is a very small minority that is present in every society," a representative of the city’s Tourism Department said.Ho Chi Minh City was the first place Aldoh had visited in Vietnam. The robbery happened just two days after her arrival.Dinh La Thang, the Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee asked the city authorities to apologize to the robbery victim, provide her with financial support and help her with the re-issuance of her papers.A travel company has also announced it will sponsor the remainder of Aldoh’s trip across Vietnam.
Security in Ho Chi Minh City: tourists' takes
Personal safety is always a key consideration when choosing a place to visit. Many visitors to Ho Chi Minh City have expressed concern about security after several stories of foreign tourist being robbed on the street went viral online. VnExpress spoke to some visitors who were in the city recently.
“Street knights” take justice into their own hands
While driving his daughter to school, Nguyen Thanh Hai recognized a motorbike thief. He quickly put his daughter in a taxi while setting off in pursuit of the suspect.
March 29, 2016 | 04:48 pm PT
Robber brought to justice thanks to a …selfie
Police in Hoi An have arrested a man one week after a robbery took place thanks to the image of a pair of chopsticks taken in a selfie.
May 29, 2016 | 05:18 pm PT
How to detect fake cops in Vietnam? Tips to help you avoid being robbed
Foreign tourists are a prime target for criminals in Vietnam, and various scams to part them from their property are becoming more and more sophisticated. Some of the more brazen thieves have been dressing up as police and robbing people in public with little or no resistance from foreign tourists, so here's how to avoid being the next victim.
June 15, 2016 | 12:12 am PT
Vietnamese compound under attack from thieves in Ukraine
Three thieves used pepper spray to knock out a Vietnamese citizen living in residential compound known as Sen Village in Ukraine yesterday before taking his money and fleeing the scene, local newspaper nguoivietukraina reported.
June 23, 2016 | 12:20 am PT
Iranian gang busted for alleged robbery in Vietnam
A brave taxi driver got caught up in a scene from a Hollywood movie.
August 5, 2016 | 03:21 am PT
Pokemon Go player has smartphone snatched in Saigon
While you're looking for Pokemon, robbers are looking at your smartphone.
August 10, 2016 | 12:58 am PT
Multiple-murder suspect nabbed in northern Vietnam after month on the run
Police say the suspect has confessed to beating a woman to death and drowning three children.
September 4, 2016 | 08:41 pm PT
Kim Kardashian robbed at gunpoint in Paris, millions in jewels taken
Kim Kardashian has been held at gunpoint in Paris.
October 2, 2016 | 11:14 pm PT
8 foreigners in robbery gang arrested in Vietnam
Police say the gang distracted their victims and then grabbed their cash.
January 12, 2017 | 11:38 pm PT
3 arrested for alleged pickpocketing on Saigon’s Tet flower street
Police have received reports of at least six snatching and pickpocketing incidents.
January 26, 2017 | 08:23 pm PT
Saigon police nab two foreigners for robbing Grab motorbike taxi driver
The suspects, one American and the other Indian, were taken into custody just three days after the robbery.
March 25, 2017 | 04:13 am PT
Vietnam arrests three Colombians for $75,000 street snatch
They fled Hanoi after a robbery in February and were spotted while attempting to go to Laos.
April 2, 2017 | 11:13 pm PT
Vietnamese woman arrested for robbing foreigner in Hanoi after a night out
The middle-aged woman stayed out drinking with the man until the early hours, before ransacking his apartment.
April 11, 2017 | 06:00 am PT
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