Hanoi taxi driver returns USD 14,000 to passenger

A taxi driver in Hanoi returned USD14,000 and a mobile phone to a South Korean passenger.

The South Korean Park Saejin gets his money and mobile phone back.

At around 10 pm on January 16, Nguyen Thanh Trung who works for My Dinh Taxi Company took a South Korean passenger named Park Saejin from Nam Tu Liem District to Cau Giay District.

After Park left the car, Trung found a mobile phone and a bag of US dollars had been left in the taxi. He immediately contacted and handed over the items to his company. The company determined the items were Park’s.

Taxi driver Nguyen Thanh Trung

On the morning of January 17, the South Korean man was invited to the firm’s office to get his money and mobile phone back.

Driver Nguyen Thanh Trung was praised for his action by the Hanoi police and the municipal transport department.

VNF/dtinews