'Vietnam Assault' Korean Woman Expelled from Company.. Company Says 'Cannot Tolerate Unethical Behavior of Employee'

[Financial News] A Korean who assaulted a local woman at a self-service instant photo booth in Hanoi, Vietnam, has been dismissed from their job.

On the 16th (local time), Jeon Seong-wook, CEO of Saekyung Hi-Tech's Vietnam subsidiary 'Saekyung Vina', stated on the official SNS, "I sincerely apologize to the Vietnamese government and people, the Korean community, and all parties related to the incident that occurred on the evening of the 11th at a photo booth located in My Dinh, Hanoi."

He continued, "An employee who was working at the Vietnam subsidiary and is currently working at the Korean headquarters assaulted two locals during a business trip to Vietnam (July 9th~14th). Our company cannot tolerate the unethical behavior of employees and is fully aware that this goes against the company's management principles of complying with Vietnamese laws, respecting the culture, and developing together with Vietnamese employees."

He also said, "After recognizing the situation, we convened an emergency meeting and are working to resolve the issue by contacting the victims, the instant photo booth involved in the incident, and the police," adding, "We take this incident seriously and promise to do our best to resolve the issue in connection with the headquarters," and apologized again.

Furthermore, CEO Jeon emphasized, "We will make every effort to sincerely apologize to the assault victims and provide relief for the damage," and "We will establish a code of conduct for overseas work and conduct regular reoccurrence prevention training for all expatriates and headquarters employees."

Previously, on the 11th, two Korean women assaulted two Vietnamese women at an instant photo booth in the My Dinh area of Hanoi's Korean town. It is reported that the Korean women, who were waiting for their turn, started an argument by telling the Vietnamese women who were taking photos to finish quickly, leading to the assault.

According to CCTV footage, one of the Korean women slapped a Vietnamese woman with her palm and kicked the fallen woman. The two then engaged in a physical fight, pulling each other's hair.

As the CCTV footage spread online, anger is growing in Vietnam. The Korean Embassy in Vietnam stated that the local police investigation is ongoing and that they are cooperating sincerely.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also stated that they are communicating with the Vietnamese government to prevent this incident from escalating diplomatically.

moon@fnnews.com Moon Young-jin Reporter