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Financial infrastructure – a critical enabler of sustainable cross-border e-commerce

Financial infrastructure – a critical enabler of sustainable cross-border e-commerce

Rather than simply facilitating transactions, modern payment and financial systems are expected to support operational complexity across markets.
VN strengthens measures to prevent smuggling of fuel at borders amid global energy shocks

VN strengthens measures to prevent smuggling of fuel at borders amid global energy shocks

The General Department of Customs under the Ministry of Finance has sent a directive to regional customs branches requiring tighter control and enhanced anti-smuggling measures to prevent fuel smuggling across the country’s borders amid volatility in global energy markets.
Customs tightens controls to prevent cross-border fuel smuggling

Customs tightens controls to prevent cross-border fuel smuggling

As of March 9, the retail price of RON95 gasoline in Việt Nam stood at VNĐ27,047 (US$1.04) per litre, compared with about VNĐ31,000 per litre in Cambodia and VNĐ39,000 per litre in Laos.
Quảng Ninh pilots weekend customs clearance at Móng Cái Intl Border Gate

Quảng Ninh pilots weekend customs clearance at Móng Cái Int'l Border Gate

The move is expected to help ease congestion at the border, improve operational efficiency of relevant forces, and further promote cross-border trade.
Quảng Ninh welcomes the first imported shipment in 2026

Quảng Ninh welcomes the first imported shipment in 2026

The shipment consisted of machinery and equipment valued at US$4.5 million, with taxes paid totaling VNĐ9.9 billion ($380,770).
Việt, Singapore-based firm strengthen cooperation in e-commerce, digital export

Việt, Singapore-based firm strengthen cooperation in e-commerce, digital export

Under the MoU, the two sides will work together to boost B2C online exports by Việt Nam’s micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to ASEAN and global markets.
Smart port model helps boost Việt Nam-China border trade

Smart port model helps boost Việt Nam-China border trade

The Youyi Guan customs in Guangxi, China, has operated an intelligent quarantine system since 2023, enabling Việt Nam and China to digitalise the entire coordination process.
Mộc Bài Border Gate Economic Zone: A new chapter beckons

Mộc Bài Border Gate Economic Zone: A new chapter beckons

Long seen as a strategic node on the Việt Nam–Cambodia border, the Mộc Bài Border Gate Economic Zone in Tây Ninh Province is undergoing a policy reorientation that may finally unlock its full potential.
CBAM and the Vietnamese steel industry: Transforming to embrace the trend of international economic integration

CBAM and the Vietnamese steel industry: Transforming to embrace the trend of international economic integration

CBAM, a policy tool designed to prevent "carbon leakage" – where companies move production to countries with laxer environmental regulations to avoid carbon costs – imposes a carbon fee on goods imported into the EU based on the carbon emissions...
Goods trade via Lào Cai border gates surges to 240 million in May

Goods trade via Lào Cai border gates surges to $240 million in May

Since the beginning of 2025, cumulative trade value through Lào Cai border gates has approached US$944.4 million.
Lạng Sơn accelerates customs clearance for agricultural exports

Lạng Sơn accelerates customs clearance for agricultural exports

From January to early June, the total import-export turnover through Lạng Sơn’s border gates reached over US$34 billion, up 36 per cent year-on-year.
VN steps up border clearance for agricultural product exports

VN steps up border clearance for agricultural product exports

With key agricultural products such as lychee, durian, mango, longan and dragon fruit entering the peak harvest season, Vietnamese authorities are stepping up efforts to streamline customs clearance at border gates to prevent congestion and market oversupply.
Border trade surges as agricultural products hit peak harvest season

Border trade surges as agricultural products hit peak harvest season

A wide range of Vietnamese agricultural products are entering the peak harvest time, resulting in thousands of trucks arriving daily at the border gates in Lạng Sơn province for export to China.
Trade through Móng Cái border gate surges over 58 per cent

Trade through Móng Cái border gate surges over 58 per cent

More than 300,000 tonnes of goods were traded through the crossing points of the Móng Cái International Border Gate as of late February, a 56.4 per cent increase year-on-year.
Nearly 18,000 cases of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods detected

Nearly 18,000 cases of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods detected

The total estimated value of confiscated goods exceeded VNĐ31.35 trillion (US$1.23 billion), marking a 12.5 per cent increase in cases and a 151.3 per cent surge in the value compared to the previous year.