PM defends ’made in Việt Nam’ push

February 02, 2018 | 22:08

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Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has defended the Government’s call to prioritise domestic products following the scandal last year involving Khaisilk’s false claims that it sold “made in Việt Nam” goods.

A foreigner visits a traditional craft village in Quảng Nam Province. - Photo vietnambiz.vn

Questioned by National Assembly deputy Dương Trung Quốc regarding the unwanted downside of the campaign “Vietnamese prioritise Vietnamese goods”, Phúc on Wednesday admitted that some companies had taken advantage of the favourable policy for domestic companies to “cheat and break the law”.

“In a particular case of Khaisilk, the loss is not only to the company but on a much bigger scale – the credibility of Vietnamese brands and the trust of Vietnamese and foreign customers in Vietnamese products in general has eroded,” Phúc said.

Khaisilk was once regarded as a popular high-end Vietnamese silk brand with stores popping up in touristy areas across big cities. Doubts were raised late last year after a customer found a Made-in-China tag attached to the silk products. A ministerial probe uncovered even more horrifying news: the supposedly silk products were not made from silk.

The Khaisilk scandal prompted NA deputy Quốc of Đồng NaiProvince to question whether the Government’s promotion campaign was somehow twisted by Vietnamese companies to sell fake and counterfeit products, and if it was time to reconsider such policy.

Phúc said that the campaign did not necessarily mean to promote the implementation of a protectionist policy for domestic products.

“It aims to orient the whole society towards patriotism, to encourage the will of Vietnamese businesses for fair competition, as well as the detection of goods fraudulently claiming to be of Vietnamese brands,” the PM added.

He said that the Government would tighten market management work to prevent further cases like Khaisilk that directly harm the health and trust of Vietnamese customers.

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