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Taxi driver fined $60 for ripping off Thai tourist in Da Nang

Taxi driver fined $60 for ripping off Thai tourist in Da Nang

Transport inspectors in the central city of Da Nang have slapped a fine of VND1.5 million (US$61) against a taxi driver who charged a Thai tourist 2.5 times the negotiated fare.
HCMC police recover Japanese tourist's money from crooked taxi driver

HCMC police recover Japanese tourist's money from crooked taxi driver

A HCMC taxi driver who gouged a Japanese tourist by charging him 10 times the actual fare has been forced to return the excess amount after police stepped in.
March 14, 2023 | 08:49 pm PT
Taxi driver stabs Hanoi airport staff with screwdriver

Taxi driver stabs Hanoi airport staff with screwdriver

A taxi driver irate at being told to comply with parking rules has stabbed a security staff at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport.
September 1, 2022 | 07:44 pm PT
Hanoi cabbie steals cash, credit card from South Korean tourist

Hanoi cabbie steals cash, credit card from South Korean tourist

A Hanoi taxi driver was detained Monday for stealing VND4 million ($172.53) and a credit card from a South Korean customer.
June 6, 2022 | 03:34 am PT
Russian tourists returned phones lost on Hanoi taxi

Russian tourists returned phones lost on Hanoi taxi

Police in Hanoi on Thursday returned phones that two Russian tourists left on a running taxi earlier that day.
May 5, 2022 | 01:00 am PT
Hanoi taxi driver fined after fleecing German tourist

Hanoi taxi driver fined after fleecing German tourist

Transport inspectors in Hanoi on Thursday fined an unregistered taxi driver VND9 million ($389) for overcharging a German passenger by five times the normal fare.
May 14, 2021 | 12:28 am PT
Safety or livelihood? Coronavirus poses dilemma to bus, taxi drivers

Safety or livelihood? Coronavirus poses dilemma to bus, taxi drivers

As the novel coronavirus continues to stalk Vietnam, bus and taxi drivers are grappling with how to stay healthy without losing their livelihood.
March 19, 2020 | 11:00 pm PT
South Korean jailed for robbing taxi driver in central Vietnam

South Korean jailed for robbing taxi driver in central Vietnam

A South Korean man will spend 14 years in jail for robbing a Da Nang taxi driver at knifepoint last November.
July 22, 2019 | 04:49 pm PT
Game addict held in Hanoi taxi driver’s murder

Game addict held in Hanoi taxi driver’s murder

A 20-year-old youth believed to have slashed a taxi driver’s throat in Hanoi last month has been placed under investigation.
February 11, 2019 | 05:48 pm PT
Saigon taxi driver arrested for extorting money from Korean tourist

Saigon taxi driver arrested for extorting money from Korean tourist

Saigon police have arrested a taxi driver for coercively taking $215 for a $0.60 fare from a South Korean tourist.
December 16, 2018 | 05:07 pm PT
In Vietnam, cabbies deliver passengers… and their babies

In Vietnam, cabbies deliver passengers… and their babies

A cab driver turned midwife as he took a heavily pregnant woman to a district hospital in central Vietnam.
September 19, 2018 | 12:47 am PT
Fake taxi driver fined $500 for overcharging French passenger in Hanoi

Fake taxi driver fined $500 for overcharging French passenger in Hanoi

He allegedly charged the passenger a total of over $93 for a 25km journey.
October 6, 2017 | 06:57 pm PT
Taxi charges foreigners 100 times more than meter fee in Vietnam

Taxi charges foreigners 100 times more than meter fee in Vietnam

The taxi driver allegedly scared them into paying an exorbitant sum for a less than $3 trip.
September 15, 2017 | 07:22 pm PT
 
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