Police in southern Vietnam have opened four criminal cases involving five suspects and seized more than $146,000 worth of goods bearing major fashion labels. Investigators say expert analysis, not logos alone, determines trademark infringement.

Livestream shopping on e-commerce platforms is coming under tighter scrutiny as platforms, businesses and content creators strengthen checks on product origins and information before goods are promoted online. 

Police in Thanh Hoa have detained eight suspects in an investigation into allegedly fake An Cung products and cosmetics advertised as foreign imports, with goods estimated at more than 1,000 tonnes.

Hundreds of counterfeit branded products have recently been seized from shops in Phu Tho and Can Tho.

Recent police cases across Vietnam have uncovered thousands of counterfeit fashion products, exposing a supply chain stretching from shops and social media to warehouses and factories.

Vietnam and US investigators uncovered nearly 50,000 pairs of Nike-branded shoes suspected of trademark counterfeiting, with some already exported to the US.

A draft amendment to Vietnam's Food Safety Law would shift regulation from fragmented inspections to risk-based, farm-to-table management.

Smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit production and trading, and IP right infringement remained widespread and increasingly sophisticated in the first half of 2026, affecting business activities, public health and consumer confidence.

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.