Addressing the function, US Consul General Kenneth Fairfax said that Vietnam has been aggressively addressing financial crimes in recent years.

Working together to fight money laundering and other financial crimes will help Vietnam and the US build stronger economic ties, he added.

The workshop, co-organised by the ASEAN-US Technical Assistance and Training Facility and the Vietnam General Department of Customs, is the second in a series of ASEAN’s efforts to identify and counter trade-based money laundering.