A 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.
