Livestock industry suffering due to poultry smuggling

Thursday, Oct 19, 2023

The amount of live chickens imported illegally across the border has increased to 200,000 - 250,000 tonnes each year

Substandard and illegal alcohol on the rise

Friday, Dec 23, 2022

Homemade liquor accounts for 70 per cent of unofficial alcoholic drinks, causing an annual loss of US$751 million to the State Budget.

Deputy PM urged to stabilise gasoline supply

Wednesday, Feb 09, 2022

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to promptly conduct inspections to prevent illegal hoarding of petrol for profit.

Viet Nam could lose US$480 million per year due to illegal fishing

Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021

As the third largest seafood exporter in the world, Việt Nam''s could lose about US$480 million per year if it fails in its fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

HCM City construction department wants crackdown on dubious real estate activities

Saturday, Jul 31, 2021

The HCM City Department of Construction wants the People''s Committee to prevent illegal real estate activities by stepping up propaganda and publicly naming and shaming offenders.

Users warned over new 'cashback' apps

Thursday, Aug 20, 2020

The Viet Nam Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (VCCA) has issued a warning over cashback apps which lack transparency and showed signs of illegal multi-level marketing.

Customs watchdog to focus on origin frauds

Wednesday, Jul 08, 2020

Nguyen Tien Loc, Director of the General Department of Customs’s Post-Clearance Inspection Department, made the statement at a conference about the fight against origin fraud on Monday in Ha Noi.

Firms must be aware of increasing trends of investigations for trade remedy evasion: ministry

Wednesday, Jun 03, 2020

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has urged enterprises to be aware of and not participate in origin fraud, illegal transshipment and evasion of trade remedies to avoid the risks of being sued for the applications of trade defence measures.

Hundreds of corporations in Viet Nam transition to legal software, but warns of ongoing risks: BSA

Saturday, Feb 22, 2020

Hundreds of corporations in Viet Nam improved their cyber security and legal compliance by replacing illegal software with fully licensed programmes since the launch of BSA’s ASEAN software legalisation campaign in September of last year.

Khanh Hoa warns about illegal sale of tourism property to foreigners

Tuesday, Dec 24, 2019

Khanh Hoa Province Department of Construction has warned about illegal sale of tourism property to foreigners, asking project developers to comply with the established laws.

MoIT requires control on products with China’s nine-dash line

Saturday, Nov 23, 2019

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has instructed enterprises to review contracts and legal documents to ensure imported goods do not violate Viet Nam’s sovereignty and territory with false images.

Calls for insider traders to be dealt with criminally

Monday, Jul 15, 2019

Illegal insider stock trading requires a stronger deterrent from regulatory agencies to stabilise the market sentiment

Deputy PM urged ministries and localities to fight against IUU fishing

Saturday, Jun 22, 2019

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung wants answers to stop illegal fishing in Viet Nam’s waters.

Smuggling cases up slightly, value doubles in 2018

Friday, Dec 28, 2018

More than 16,600 cases of smuggling and trade fraud have been uncovered this year, up 10 per cent against last year, the General Department of Viet Nam Customs reported.

VASEP talks IUU fact-finding tour

Monday, Nov 12, 2018

The Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said a delegation from the European Parliament (EP)’s Committee on Fisheries visited Ha Noi and coastal provinces from October 28 to November 2 to examine Viet Nam’s efforts to fight...