Market surveillance authorities across Vietnam processed nearly 20,000 cases involving smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods in the first six months of 2026, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Police across Vietnam have dismantled several large-scale counterfeit traditional medicine rings in recent months, exposing sophisticated schemes that allegedly defrauded thousands of patients and generated millions of dollars in illicit profits.

Since early 2026, Ho Chi Minh City’s Market Surveillance Department has handled 882 cases involving counterfeit and intellectual property-infringing goods, focusing inspections on hotspots such as Ben Thanh Market and Saigon Square.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have prosecuted a man accused of operating multiple social media accounts and e-commerce storefronts to sell thousands of counterfeit Nike and Adidas shoes and sandals online.

To produce large quantities of counterfeit goods and earn hundreds of billions of dong in profit, the former chair of the board of MediUSA and his accomplices spent money bribing a number of officials, an indictment says.

According to forensic findings, 88 dietary supplement products manufactured by MediPhar and MediUSA were counterfeit. Investigators say Nguyen Nang Manh and his accomplices illegally earned more than VND264 billion (US$10.6 million).

Ho Chi Minh City police uncovered a massive food fraud ring turning pork into fake ostrich and venison.

Authorities have uncovered a massive counterfeit food production ring linked to Medistar Vietnam’s CEO, Doan Trung Duc, with estimated revenue nearing $72 million.

A string of counterfeit health and beauty product scandals rocked Vietnam in 2025, exposing widespread deception behind influencer-backed promotions.

Two massive fake milk scandals shook Vietnam in 2025, with hundreds of counterfeit products flooding the market and exploiting regulatory gaps, raising grave concerns over public health and food safety.

A criminal ring in Ho Chi Minh City has been exposed for illegally producing and selling counterfeit liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) using fake labels and unauthorized refilling operations.

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The shocking billion-dollar operation run by Mailisa is just the tip of the iceberg in a country struggling to regulate imported beauty products.

During the investigation into the Mailisa beauty clinic ecosystem, authorities have seized 300 taels of gold, 100 land use certificates, 3 billion VND (approx. $120,000), and $400,000 in cash.

MK Skincare, tied to Mailisa beauty chain, faces nationwide ban for 162 products lacking safety documentation.

From Guangzhou to Hong Kong to Vietnam, a complex scheme enabled Mailisa to sell substandard beauty products under false origins.

The Party Secretariat has issued a strong directive calling for legal reform and harsher penalties against individuals and organizations that deliberately produce or traffic counterfeit goods, in a bid to better protect consumer rights.

Authorities have busted multiple large-scale operations producing and selling fake cosmetics worth millions, including a high-profile case involving a singer's husband.

Businessman Nguyen Quoc Vu, husband of singer Doan Di Bang, has been taken into custody along with 2 associates for alleged involvement in the production and sale of counterfeit Hanayuki-brand sunscreen products.