Deputy PM wants renewed efforts on preventing trade fraud, smuggling, counterfeit goods

Deputy PM wants renewed efforts on preventing trade fraud, smuggling, counterfeit goods

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on August 8 urged ministries, sectors, and localities to enhance the use of digital technology to promptly detect and address smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeit goods in the context of the rapid development of e-commerce.
Stronger policies to light fire under illicit tobacco trade

Stronger policies to light fire under illicit tobacco trade

Proper policies would prevent tobacco smuggling, increasing contributions to the state budget and providing better products to smokers.
Families of Vietnamese missing in UK stuck with crippling migrant loans

Families of Vietnamese missing in UK stuck with crippling migrant loans

They borrowed thousands of dollars to fund their children's illegal trips to Europe, and now the Vietnamese parents of missing migrants feared dead in Britain have no idea how to pay off the crippling loans.
Goods smuggling ring busted in Lang Son

Goods smuggling ring busted in Lang Son

Police in the northern border province of Lang Son have caught 24 suspects red-handed trying to smuggle over 100 tonnes of contraband goods into Vietnam from China.
Posco SS Vina suspected of smuggling

Posco SS Vina suspected of smuggling

Posco SS Vina Limited in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is being suspected of smuggling auto components under the guise of imported scraps.
US seeks UN ban on 33 ships, 27 firms over North Korea smuggling

US seeks UN ban on 33 ships, 27 firms over North Korea smuggling

The United States is seeking to have the United Nations ban 33 vessels from ports worldwide and blacklist 27 shipping businesses for helping North Korea circumvent sanctions.
Smoking out the smugglers

Smoking out the smugglers

The amount of cigarettes smuggled into the country continues to rise dramatically despite an intensification of anti-smuggling measures. These days, apart from increasingly sophisticated methods, smugglers are keeping a watchful eye on anti-smuggling task forces to stay one step ahead in a game of cat and mouse.