Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested that breakthroughs be made in 2020 in the fight against crime, smuggling and trade fraud at a national conference on January 2.

Customs officers in the northern port city of Hai Phong have seized more than two tonnes of ivory tusks and pangolin scales, Radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) has reported.

Hanoi City authorities will join forces with the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) to investigate the alleged violations of Nhat Cuong Mobile and its subsidiaries, said Hoang Trung Hai, secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee.

The Investigation Police Agency  has launched legal proceedings against former deputy director of Hanoi Planning and Investment Department and two other defendants for their crimes related to the case Nhat Cuong Mobile.

Fake and low-quality goods and knock-offs are increasing relentlessly in HCM City and can only be prevented through combined efforts by both authorities and businesses, a seminar heard on Wednesday.

Vietnamese customs officers have seized 58 boxes of smuggled cigarettes in Vietnamese waters, online newspaper vietnamplus.vn (Vietnam News Agency) reported yesterday.

The State management efficiency in granting certificates of origin for enterprises needs to be improved to reduce trade frauds.

A gang of Vietnamese nationals have been jailed for a total of 37 years after police smashed a sophisticated cannabis ring operating in the United Kingdom.

The Anti-Smuggling and Investigation Department has called on the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to strengthen management over the issuance of certificates of origin to curb fraud.

Increasing overtime working hours must ensure labourers’ health and give them time to recharge, said National Assembly (NA) Deputy Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam from HCM City.

Authorities recently seized a large number of mobile phones at Tan Son Nhat airport in HCM City, which were transported from the Republic of Korea to Vietnam, said customs officials at the airport on May 20.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday (April 23) called for more effective measures against smuggling, trade fraud and the production and trade of counterfeit goods.

VietNamNet Bridge – Footwear, handbags, household appliances and cosmetics available in the market bear Vietnamese brands, but, in fact, they are made in China.