From Tuoi Tre News issued yesterday, Saturday Aug 17:
"... 191 foreigners were found with such violations as conducting business illegally, supporting online gambling, operating e-commerce, providing stock information, and making online sales, according to the [Tourist] Department.
They were handed fines totaling nearly 3.6 billion (US$154,000).
Five foreigners who were found offering illegal travel services in Vietnam were fined 105 million ($4,500) and forced to exit Vietnam prematurely.
Twenty-nine others, who entered Vietnam on tourist visas, did not follow their packaged tour programs. They were handed combined fines of 460 million ($19,700) and placed under authority monitoring.
Seven accommodation services in Da Nang were also slapped with administrative fines of 15 million ($645) in total for failing to declare their temporary foreign residents with local authorities.
Over 1 billion ($43,000) in tax arrears and fines were collected from six local travel companies during the period, the municipal tourism department said."
Tuoi Tre News