The management board of the iconic Ben Thanh Market in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City imposed a seven-day business suspension order on a stall whose vendor sought to sell three pairs of socks for VND700,000 (US$29.4), ten times the regular price, to a Japanese tourist.

In particular, the market management board asked Vo Thi Thuan to shut down her stall between August 25 and 31 for failing to publicize the prices of products and attempting to overcharge a customer, a representative of the market management board told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Tuesday.

The sanction was the heaviest pursuant to the market’s regulations, the market management board reported.

It also required Thuan to pledge not to repeat similar violations.

A stall at Ben Thanh Market in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City faces seven-day suspension for overcharging a Japanese tourist.

“The case has raised concerns among vendors at the market as it has affected them," the representative of the market management board said.

"We have called on vendors to make commitments to sell products at the publicized prices and not to entice or fleece customers."

Earlier, a Japanese YouTuber posted videos about his visit to Ben Thanh Market on social media, saying that he was asked to pay 10 times the normal price, at VND700,000 for three pairs of socks.

The vendor later agreed to sell the socks at VND60,000 ($2.5) but the YouTuber refused to buy them.

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