In recent days, public opinion has been outraged by the incident in which two Korean women assaulted two Vietnamese girls at a spontaneous photography studio (photobooth) in Hanoi.
Notably, the incident not only angered the Vietnamese online community, but also caused a wave of fierce criticism in Korea.
Specifically, according to a video recorded by a security camera, on the evening of July 11, the Korean woman raised a voice to argue, then grabbed her hair and used a handbag to hit one of the two Vietnamese girls on the head. The reason is believed to be a conflict over the waiting sequence for photos at the photobooth.
The incident only really exploded after the video went viral on social media a few days later.
Korean media quickly took action. MBN TV confirmed that the woman was a Korean citizen coming to Vietnam to work.
Yonhap News TV frankly called this a "national disgrace" and said that this behavior was not only individual violence but also negatively affected the image of Koreans abroad.
KBS posted a video on its official fanpage, attracting thousands of comments from the Korean online community.
In the Korean caption, KBS also denied the circulating information that the victim had received an apology and compensation of 3.17 million won (about 57 million VND) from the perpetrator.
One of the two victims confirmed that he had never received any official apology or support.
On social media platforms such as Naver, Daum and Instagram, a series of Korean netizens left comments.
account Demawang wrote: "It's embarrassing".
Account Seungyeom Woo commented: "The damage is too great: the store is affected, the national reputation is ruined. The behavior was so bad.
Meanwhile, some opinions exposed the ugly behavior of the two Korean girls, causing Koreans to be negatively evaluated abroad, and at the same time said that the identities of the two women in the video should be made public and handled according to the law.
Under pressure from the media and public opinion, Segyung Hitech - where the woman used to work - sent an apology to the Vietnamese government and people, affirming that this was "unethical and unacceptable behavior".
At the same time, the company announced that it had fired the violator, committed to cooperate in the investigation and issued a code of conduct for all personnel working abroad.
However, for many Vietnamese people and especially South Korea, this apology is too late and not enough, because torture has occurred not only to victims but also to the national image.
Currently, Vietnamese authorities continue to investigate the incident.
