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Vietnamese police raided a fitness centre in Ho Chi Minh City last Sunday.

According to an Agence France-Presse report, 30 men including the centre director, Le Van Yen, 29, were caught having sex in the centre's sauna and private massage parlours.

Quoting the state-owned Thanh Nien (Young People) daily, the report said that the centre, which opened earlier this year, attracts hundreds of clients on weekends. The centre, which is said to be popular among the city's gay community, charges an entrance fee of about US$3.

Although not officially outlawed, authorities in the communist-ruled country consider homosexuality a social evil.

It is unknown if the men will be charged.