38 Vietnamese tourists reported missing in South Korea’s Jeju island

Thirty-eight Vietnamese tourists have been reported missing in South Korea’s Jeju resort island, in what the authorities suspect as a possible attempt at staying in the country illegally.

The missing tourists were part of a group of around 90 tourists who arrived in Jeju on Nov 14, reported news agency Yonhap, citing the Jeju Tourism Organisation. They had flown in from Nha Trang on Vietjet Air.

The 38 disappeared during the final stop of their itinerary, and did not board their scheduled Nov 17 flight back to Vietnam.

Under a visa waiver programme, tourists from 64 countries, including Vietnam, can stay for up to 30 days on the island without a visa.

But they cannot travel to other parts of South Korea, such as Seoul or Busan,…