The Da Nang Department of Information and Communications has fined a journalist for posting fake news about Da Nang's tourism development policy.

Journalist L.D.T was fined VND7.5 million for posting information about Da Nang’s proposal to open a ‘red-light district’ to stimulate tourism demand, along with some sensitive photos on his own Facebook page on July 24, 2022.

The information has caused quite a stir among the public about the city’s tourism development policies and orientations.

Regarding this Facebook-posted article, the municipal Department of Tourism confirmed that the agency does not have any proposal or orientation on opening a ‘red-light district’ in the city in order to stimulate tourism demand in its tourism development projects over the past time, and in its freshly-revealed orientations for local tourism development by 2030, with a vision to 2045.

In the face of untrue information, negatively affecting the city’s security and order, and its socio-economic development, the municipal Department of Information and Communications in coordination with other relevant authorities to make a record of administrative violation for L.D.T.

The journalist admitted the post was wrong and unverified information. He was then forced to delete the post on his Facebook.

Reporting by QUYNH TRANG - Translating by M.DUNG