Data from the National Competition Commission under the Ministry of Industry and Trade indicates that e-commerce is currently the sector generating the highest number of consumer complaints and reports.
Counterfeit OCOP products are spreading across online platforms and traditional markets, hurting legitimate producers and weakening trust in Vietnamese agricultural brands.
Authorities nationwide have been ordered to intensify inspections, investigations and prosecutions targeting counterfeit goods, online piracy and trademark infringements.
Following a decade of strong growth in users, products and transaction volumes, major platforms are gradually retreating from the cash-burning strategy which had been previously used widely to compete for market share.
In the first half of 2025, Facebook removed nearly 10 million fake profiles pretending to be well-known content creators and took action against around 500,000 accounts for spam and fake engagement.
Fake goods and knock-offs are posing serious risks to public health and causing enormous economic damage, and drastic solutions and coordinated efforts are required from authorities, businesses and consumers to combat them, a seminar heard in HCM City on June 11.
With over two billion daily users, Facebook offers vast potential for creators, but it also faces growing misuse through spammy tactics and fake engagement.
The scammers have d fake ''development funds'' for trade, services, healthcare and technology, calling for investments and promising returns in minutes, in order to steal people''s money.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) discovered 68 more websites impersonating the brands of agencies and organisations in order to scam users last month.
Several companies were alleged to buy uncertified vegetables at wholesale markets, label them with VietGap stickers, then supply supermarkets and safe-food store chains.