The Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently announced a plan to hold activities in celebration of Vietnam Consumer Rights Day 2025, with the theme ‘Transparent Information - Responsible Consumption.’
Fuel prices remain a thorny issue for regulators, mainly on how to calculate retail prices with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) saying the central government does not want to impose pricing, but it will take actions to ensure...
Despite the Law on Consumer Rights Protection taking effect on July 1, 2011, the infringement of consumer rights remained widespread at many levels with increasing complexity.
Data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade showed that cases of consumer rights violations increased rapidly in both quantity and severity, with about 1,500 cases per year in the 2016-2020 period.
Despite efforts made by agencies and organisations in implementing
policies on the protection of consumer rights, violations are still
rampant, according to the Consumer Rights Protection Association of HCM
City.
Vietnamese businesses have been asked to step up their responsibility
in protecting consumer rights, which was highlighted during a seminar
held on Tuesday in Da Nang city.