Consumer finance lending needs a separate law

Monday, Jul 08, 2024

Experts have proposed the Government issue a separate law for the consumer finance lending, entitled the Financial Consumer Protection Law, to help the sector develop healthily and sustainably.

VN steel industry sees a positive growth trend

Monday, Jul 08, 2024

The domestic steel industry is seeing a positive growth trend, projected to increase by up to 8 per cent this year, however it is coming under pressure due to a surge in imported steel.

Consumer goods and services survey to start

Tuesday, Mar 29, 2022

The Vietnam Consumer Protection Association (VCPA) will start a survey programme for consumer-trusted goods and services in 2022.

VCCA warns against AI powered multi-level marketing schemes

Thursday, Jul 08, 2021

The Viet Nam Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (VCCA) has issued a warning about illegal multi-level businesses through investment in "AI Robots".

Amway Viet Nam and VCCA co-operate in protecting interests of consumers

Thursday, Oct 01, 2020

Amway Viet Nam and the Viet Nam Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (VCCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to implement activities to communicate on the protection of interests of consumers in...

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.

Law should be changed to better protect online consumers

Monday, Jul 27, 2020

While more and more Vietnamese people are turning to e-commerce, the current consumer protection law does not properly cover online shoppers.

Warning issued about online multi-level marketing

Thursday, Jun 18, 2020

The Viet Nam Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (VCCA) has issued a warning about online multi-level marketing schemes.

Transparency is crucial to help pork market recover

Monday, May 18, 2020

Transparency is key to better protect the interests of businesses and customers in the pork market.

More than 20 multi-level marketing firms have permission to work in Viet Nam

Thursday, Jan 30, 2020

After the authorities revoked working licenses of five multi-level marketing (MLM) firms last year, there are 23 firms of this type allowed to operate in the country.

F88 earns smart certification for consumer protection

Friday, Nov 01, 2019

F88 has received Smart Certification for practices that reflect and promote consumer protection.

New competition law to better manage economic concentration

Tuesday, Sep 18, 2018

 The new competition law will a legal framework to better manage economic concentration, experts say.

MoIT warns against multi-level sales of Atomy products

Monday, Jun 18, 2018

The Department of Competition and Consumer Protection under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has warned against the unlicenced multi-level sales of Atomy products by organisations and individuals.

Calls for consumer protection watchdog

Friday, Apr 27, 2018

With increasing demand for credit and more people taking part in financial activities, a watchdog is required to protect consumers, a workshop on protection of finance consumers heard in HCM City on April 26.

Watchdog gives nod to Mobile World-Tran Anh M&A

Tuesday, Dec 12, 2017

The Competition and Consumer Protection Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has given the go-ahead for the M&A deal between The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World) and Tran Anh Digital World.