When visiting Korea, Vietnamese tourists need to pay attention to the curfew from March 1 to avoid being fined.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said yesterday (February 28) that it will officially implement a policy restricting tourists from visiting the city's historic Bukchon Hanok Village special management area, effective March 1, and begin imposing fines on violators.

Under a policy aimed at tackling overtourism, tourists are allowed to visit the special management area of ​​Bukchon, located behind Jeongdok Library between Gyeongbok Palace and Changdeok Palace in central Jongno District, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

According to the Jongno District Office, those entering the so-called “red zone” for tourism purposes outside these hours will be subject to a fine of $67 (equivalent to VND1.8 million).

However, residents registered in the red zone, family, acquaintances, customers of shops in the zone, traders, guests staying in the zone, people just passing through the zone without any tourist activities and vehicles not used for tourist purposes are not subject to fines.

The red zone tourist curfew was introduced on a trial basis last November to prevent various disturbances to the region's residents.

The office explained that regulated tourist activities during curfew hours include taking photos or videos , staying and looking around, or wandering the streets for tourist purposes regardless of whether or not to use a store.