The growing problem of counterfeit and low-quality goods is hurting Vietnamese businesses and eroding public trust in local brands, experts warned at an online seminar in Hanoi on July 25.

At a working session with ministries, central agencies, and relevant units on May 14, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh instructed a special task force be formed and a month-long nationwide crackdown launched to fight smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeits, low-quality goods, those with unverified origin, and intellectual property-infringing products.

A code of corporate conduct and ethics for Vietnamese firms was launched during a forum on corporate culture in HCM City on October 15.

Measures to combat fake goods and intellectual rights violations was the focus of a workshop in Hanoi on May 25.