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Thai tourist has been forced to pay VND10 million (around US$500) for a 6-kg
fish at a fishing village in Ha Long Bay, northern Quang Ninh Province.
Kasilod Wuttichai from Thailand visited Ha
Long Bay, a popular tourist site in Vietnam, with the excitement of exploring a
new country.
After the boat carrying him stopped at the Ba
Hang fishing village where many tourists like to visit, Kasilod and some
friends went to a fishing craft for sightseeing. He caught a fish and told the
owner that he wanted to buy it without asking the price first.
The owner told Kasilod that the fish he chose
cost VND1.8 million per kg and weighed a total 6 kg.
As the result, he was forced to pay more than
VND10 million (US$500).
“I told them I don’t want it any more, but they
force me to buy it because they already beat the fish’s head to death,” Kasilod
told Tuoi Tre.
After being informed about the scam, Nguyen
Dang Truong, chief of Quang Ninh’s market management, reassured that during the
Tet holiday from January 16 to 30, the price was very stable in the market and
he had yet to receive any information about the rip-off at local fishing
crafts.
However, he also warned tourists to be
careful.
He said tourists should ask fishing craft
owners to show the marked price first before deciding to buy anything.
In case they are ripped off, tourists should
keep the receipts and notify authorities of the violation via hot-lines.
TUOI TRE
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