Smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods continued to grow more complex, larger in scale and wider in scope, particularly on e-commerce platforms and in cyberspace.
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.
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.
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...
Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang requested ministries, branches and localities promote digital technology applications to combat smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods in the context of strong e-commerce development.
Protecting the Bình Phước Cashew brand, which has been protected in terms of the specific growing area, also contributes to the sustainable development of the nut processing and business industry in the province.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has raised the need to review regulations governing on penalties for the production and sale of counterfeit and prohibited goods.
Japanese Deputy Ambassador to Việt Nam Shige Watanabe expressed his hope that measures against counterfeit goods will be rolled out appropriately in Việt Nam, legitimately protecting IP rights and improving its business environment.