Three restaurants in Da Nang were fined up to VND70 million ($2,975) and two of them were also suspended for blasting music too loud.
Police of Lien Chieu District on Saturday said the Victory, Max Beer Garden and Idol Food&Beer restaurants on Hoang Thi Loan Street violated noise pollution protocols by blasting music that was too loud.
The Max Beer Garden restaurant was fined VND70 million and had its operation suspended for 4 months. The Idol Food&Beer was fined VND50 million.
The Victory got fined VND50 million for a second time and saw its operation suspended as well. Its owner, 38-year-old Phan Duy Tan, was also fined VND12.5 million for allowing repeated violations at his restaurant.
Hoang Thi Loan Street is popular for its numerous restaurants, bars and dance clubs, often blasting loud music throughout the night.
Da Nang’s environmental police department said that since 2019, the unit had dealt with 18 cases of noise pollution violations and fined a total of VND232 million.