VOV.VN - The National Assembly on June 18 approved amendments to two key laws, including the Law on Product and Goods Quality and the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy as part of its ongoing ninth session.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien called for intensified market surveillance and stronger legal frameworks to combat the rising tide of counterfeit goods and online trade fraud while addressing at the 15th National Assembly’s 9th session on June 17.

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.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just issued another official dispatch requesting continued efforts to intensify the peak crackdown campaign to combat and repel smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and infringements on intellectual property rights.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has called for clearer regulations on import tax for goods traded via e-commerce.

Tackling counterfeit goods in the health sector requires determined and stringent action, with no exceptions or protected areas, said Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasised the principle of “harmonising benefits, sharing risks” and ensuring Vietnam's core interests in the continued trade talks with the US while presiding over a meeting of permanent Government members in Hanoi on May 24.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 24 signed an official dispatch, ordering a vigorous nationwide crackdown on smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and intellectual property violations.

Police have dismantled a large-scale counterfeit goods operation that produced over 100 tonnes of fake dietary supplements and medical devices, authorities announced on May 17.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that relevant ministries, agencies and localities to promptly prevent practices of smuggling and trade in contraband and counterfeit goods that have grabbed domestic headlines in recent times.