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Other News HCMC steps up fight against smuggling, fake goods for Tet 2020 The Saigon Times Daily Monday,  Nov 18, 2019,17:50 (GMT+7) HCMC steps up fight against smuggling, fake goods for Tet 2020The Saigon Times Daily Consumers shop at a supermarket before the Tet holiday. HCMC Vice Chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen has issued a plan to enhance the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and fake goods before, during and after the upcoming Tet holiday - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The HCMC government has ordered the competent agencies, departments and authorities of districts to focus on inspections and investigations into violations related to smuggling, trade fraud and fake products, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported. Tran Vinh Tuyen, HCMC vice chairman and head of the Steering Committee against Smuggling, Trade Fraud and Counterfeit Goods, has issued a plan to enhance the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and fake goods before, … [Read more...] about HCMC steps up fight against smuggling, fake goods for Tet 2020

Nation Police break up phone smuggling ring By Thanh Thom Wednesday,  May 15, 2019,18:52 (GMT+7) Police break up phone smuggling ringBy Thanh Thom Police seize phone boxes from a store owned by Hanoi-based Nhat Cuong Trading and Services Co., Ltd. Its general director, Bui Quang Huy, is in the smaller photo – PHOTO: TNO HCMC – Hanoi-based Nhat Cuong Trading and Services Co., Ltd., known for its Nhat Cuong Mobile brand, has been charged with trading in smuggled mobile phones and other electronic devices following a police raid at its stores. The Ministry of Public Security noted in a statement on Monday that based on the investigation findings and available evidence, the Investigative Police Agency had broken up the cross-border smuggling ring masterminded by Hanoian resident Bui Quang Huy, 45, general director of Nhat Cuong Mobile. Huy and eight other people are being held in police custody on charges of … [Read more...] about Police break up phone smuggling ring

The State management efficiency in granting certificates of origin for enterprises needs to be improved to reduce trade frauds. Customs officials check the origin of goods. The State should improve the management efficiency in granting certificate of origin for enterprises. — Photo baophapluat.vn According to Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung, it should continue to create favourable conditions for enterprises in the production and export of goods in accordance with international commitments in free trade agreements. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh said to deal with fraud, the State should promote and improve awareness of enterprise' regulations related to certificates of origin (C/O). Speaking during a meeting at the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) late last week, Khanh said joining the free trade agreements will help reduce cases of origin fraud. This often occurs for goods exported to markets applying … [Read more...] about Better management on C/O needed to avoid trade frauds in Vietnam

After the match ended at the My Dinh Stadium last Thursday night with a 1-0 win for the home team, Nguyen Trong Du, 20, set off a flare to celebrate the win. Officers stopped him when he tried to shoot a second. Later, at the police station, he admitted to smuggling flares into the stadium. He had no opportunity to set them off during the match as officers patrolled the stadium. In September Vu Trung Truc, 35, another local football fan, was arrested for smuggling flares into a stadium and disrupting public order. He shot a flare which travelled across the field and hit another fan during a V. League match at the Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi, burning her leg to the bone and forcing her to undergo two surgeries. Vietnam has banned the lighting of flares at matches. Since 2015, Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has imposed 60 fines of more than VND1.5 billion ($66,300) against V-League clubs for fans burning flares and throwing objects into the stadiums. Fans burning flares have also … [Read more...] about Hanoi man fined for setting off flare after Vietnam-UAE match

Sugar companies are in such danger that the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD) on April 3 had to organize a meeting with the sugar association to discuss ways to rescue them. In the Mekong Delta, which has a large sugarcane growing area, farmers are desperate. After the failure of the 2017-2018 crop, thousands of households do not have more capital for the new farming crop. Many of them chopped down sugarcane plants to grow other crops. In Tra Cu district, the ‘sugarcane metropolis’ of Tra Vinh province, hundreds of hectares of sugarcane growing area have been used for aquaculture, rice and crop cultivation. According to the district’s agriculture sub-department, only 3,300 hectares of sugarcane exist this year, a decrease of 30 percent compared with the previous crop. Meanwhile, the Tra Vinh sugar refinery has spent big money to increase its capacity. Now with the sugarcane output decrease, it is likely to lack material for production. In Hau … [Read more...] about Sugar companies in danger of going bankrupt