Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc highlighted the importance of implementing anti-money laundering measures in transactions on real estate and virtual currency trading platforms while chairing a meeting of the National Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee on October 15.

VOV.VN - The Border Guard Command of Lao Cai province on September 12 announced that they have dismantled a smuggling ring illegally transporting gold bars from China into Vietnam, through the Lao Cai international road border gate.

VOV.VN - The Border Guard Command and police of Lao Cai province have cracked a large-scale transnational smuggling ring involved in transporting precious metals across the Vietnam–China border.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese customs and police forces have recently dismantled a drug trafficking ring smuggling narcotics from Thailand and Laos into Vietnam, seizing a large quantity of drugs.

VOV.VN - Customs officers at Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport on June 25 uncovered nearly 2kg of yellow metal, suspected to be gold, hidden inside camera lenses packed in the luggage of a passenger from Taiwan (China) to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The fight against smuggling, trade fraud, the production and sale of counterfeit and imitation goods, and intellectual property violations is a key, long-term, and ongoing task that must be carried out relentlessly and without exceptions, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 23 chaired a national teleconference to review the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and intellectual property rights infringement in the first half of 2025 and conclude the peak combat campaign.

VOV.VN - Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, have uncovered a major case of illegal foreign currency transport, seizing 690 Japanese yen banknotes with a denomination of JPY10,000 each.

VOV.VN - Market surveillance teams nationwide carried out 3,891 inspections between May 15 and June 15, detecting 3,114 violations related to smuggling and counterfeit goods. The campaign resulted in more than VND63 billion in fines.

Amid a surge in counterfeit and smuggled goods, efforts by law enforcement forces are crucial, but businesses themselves must also proactively protect their brands and forge strong connections with consumers.