Trade and tourism activities continued to show positive growth last month, with total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue estimated at VNĐ576.4 trillion (US$21.98 billion).
Green transition is no longer just about environmental protection, it is a strategic imperative to ensure economic security, attract investment and export orders, and maintain HCM City’s role as the country’s economic powerhouse.
The growing problem of counterfeit and low-quality goods is hurting Vietnamese businesses and eroding public trust in local brands, experts warned at an online seminar in Hà Nội on Friday.
The Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam reported nine new cases of trade defence investigations over the past five months. These investigations, initiated by eight different markets, include seven anti-dumping and two safeguard cases.
Businesses and officials in HCM City called for increased inspections and crackdowns on counterfeit goods to protect consumers and legitimate firms at a conference held in HCM City on July 2 by Người Lao Động newspaper.
This year’s programme also encourages cashless transactions through QR codes and e-wallets, as in line with the national digital transformation strategy and smart city goals.
Once operational, the platform will allow citizens to trace the origin of products, contributing to the prevention of trade fraud, counterfeit goods and smuggling. It will also serve as a valuable data source for policy planning.
At a national online conference on June 23, PM Phạm Minh Chính called the fight against counterfeit goods a key political task and urged all sectors to help protect consumers, businesses and public health.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên acknowledged that despite concerted efforts by ministries and local authorities in combating fake and substandard goods, the situation remains highly complicated, attributing the persistent challenges to high profits luring numerous participants, increasingly...
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.
As sustainable development and the green economy become global imperatives, businesses now have no option but to adopt green solutions to enhance their competitiveness and meet increasingly stringent export market requirements, experts have told a seminar.