Foreigners in Vietnam should refrain from street begging, also known as "beg-packing," a government official told local media on Wednesday. Tourists begging for money violate Vietnam's national ban on street begging, said Tran Chi Dung, tourism chief in Kien Giang province, home to the popular island resort of Phu Quoc. "No exception" was to be made for foreign street beggars "no matter how polite" they appear to be, Dung told Tuoi Tre newspaper. The director of Kien Giang's department of foreign affairs, Van Cong Dau, told Tuoi Tre newspaper that his office directed foreign beggars to their respective embassies for assistance. "If foreigners come here looking for a short-term or long-term job – and I have to make it clear that street begging is not considered a job in Vietnam – then they must have a legitimate labor contract in accordance with Vietnamese laws," Dau said.

Source: The China Post August 10, 2017 00:00 UTC