Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Hanoi and U.S. Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City – Rise in Attacks on Foreign Women (March 1, 2021) Location: Vietnam Event:  The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi alerts U.S. citizens to the rise in attacks against foreign women in Hanoi.  Hanoi police are currently investigating attacks on foreign women around the Tay ... Read More»

Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Hanoi – Allegations of Inappropriate Touching in Hanoi’s Tay Ho Area (February 9, 2021) Location: Vietnam Event: The U.S. Embassy Hanoi received reports of women being inappropriately touched by a team of two young men on a motorcycle, with the incidents happening as the men drove past at low speed.   Both young men ... Read More»

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy and U.S. Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City – COVID-19-related Death in Hanoi (February 14, 2021) Location:  Vietnam  Event:  COVID-19-related Death in Hanoi Vietnamese news is reporting the death of a Japanese citizen who tested positive for COVID-19 in Tay Ho, Hanoi.  The Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC) has listed the below ... Read More»

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Hanoi and Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City – Reports of Extended Quarantine Beyond Fourteen Days (February 9, 2021) Location:  Vietnam Event:  U.S. Embassy Hanoi and Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City have received reports of Vietnamese authorities extending quarantine periods for Vietnamese and foreign citizens by up to one or two ... Read More»