Hanoi's Ninh Hiep Market, known as a ‘metropolis’ of products that have unclear origin, is experiencing gloomy days because of a lack of customers. But livestream sessions can close thousands of sales each day.

In Vietnam lately, it is quite easy to find fake goods of renowned international brand names like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Dior, Versace.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has recently signed Plan 92/KH-BCD389, dated September 13, 2022 to strengthen the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods.

Skincare and make-up products, introduced on livestreams as branded goods, priced at just several thousand or tens of thousand dong, have trapped many people.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on December 18 launched three websites to fight counterfeit goods and help consumers resolve e-commerce disputes.

About 63 tonnes of goods from a company in Thanh Ha District, Hai Duong Province, have been destroyed, according to Hanoi’s Market Management Department.

Jewellery, cosmetics, supplements, liquor, clothing and footwear sold online are among the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s (MoIT) targets in their upcoming campaign to fight contraband and counterfeit goods.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Department of Health has set up a hotline for the public to complain about food quality during Tet (Lunar New Year) as part of a campaign on food safety.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The abuse of appointment procedures to promote officials who lack practical experience needs to be resolved, the National Assembly Standing Committee said yesterday, Sept 21.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the ‘forest’ of fish sauce brands at supermarkets, it is difficult to find the original, authentic Phu Quoc fish sauce.

 VietNamNet Bridge – From fake electronics, shoes, nutritional supplements to medicines, the sheer size of the business of counterfeit goods in Vietnam is staggering,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ministers, Government officials and People’s Committee leaders should improve management of food safety and hygiene, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in a recent directive.

 A factory which allegedly made up to 41,000 fake Apple iPhones has been raided in China, with nine arrests.

 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 – Counterfeit goods make up 10 per cent of the trade fraud cases officials dealt with in 2014, but some say that's just the tip of the iceberg.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The proliferation of counterfeit products in Vietnam - from consumer electronics to pharmaceuticals and fertilisers - is slowing the nation’s economic growth and even putting people’s lives at risk.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has been warned that Chinese counterfeit goods manufacturers are eyeing the country as a potential alternative production site, due to the lower labor costs and more lax examination by importers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Advance estimates indicate that the financial climate next year will bring in winds of change. Viet Nam's gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate is forecast to reach 5.67 per cent next year,