Authorities in Nha Trang City under Khanh Hoa Province, located in south-central Vietnam, will impose harsh sanctions on three peddlers for their involvement in a scuffle with Chinese tourists at Long Son Pagoda, an official said on Sunday.

Luu Thanh Nhan, vice-chairman of the Nha Trang People’s Committee, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that police in Phuong Sai Ward had summoned the three vendors who got into a fight with some Chinese tourists and caused public disorder at Long Son Pagoda on December 1.

A few days ago, multiple clips showing three peddlers scuffling with some Chinese tourists at Long Son Pagoda went viral on TikTok in Vietnam.

Upon being informed of the incident, police in the ward summoned the three vendors involved in the altercation: T.T.N.T., 30, T.T.N.Y., 28, and N.T.N., 30, all residents of Nha Trang.

According to preliminary findings, the incident occurred around 1:20 pm on December 1, when T. sold a bundle of incense for VND10,000 ($0.40) to two Chinese tourists, a man and a woman.

The tourists paid with a VND50,000 ($1.97) note and received VND40,000 ($1.57) in change.

About 15 minutes later, after visiting the pagoda, the two Chinese tourists approached the vendor again, claiming they had mistakenly handed over VND500,000 ($19.70) instead of VND50,000 and demanded the additional change.

Therefore, the two sides got into a brawl.

The authority in Phuong Sai Ward on December 5 directed the ward’s police to strictly handle the case as the three vendors caused public disorder.

Nguyen Thi Anh Thu, chairwoman of Phuong Sai Ward, told Tuoi Tre that police had not yet found the two Chinese tourists, so it was unclear whether they had given VND500,000 or VND50,000 to the incense seller.

Police are continuing to review footage from the camera at Long Son Pagoda to clarify the case.

However, Thu confirmed that officers had determined the three vendors caused public disorder.

The authority also asked relevant units to collect sufficient evidence to deal with the behavior of competing for guests and aggressively promoting their products among vendors in line with Clause 3 of Article 6 under the government’s Decree 45/2019.

Fines for this act range from VND1 million ($39.4) to VND3 million ($118).

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