Hà Nội to keep a close watch on food origin

Hà Nội will focus on inspecting food origin to bolster food quality control in the coming months, chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung said on Monday.

Company fined for producing fake cosmetics The Market Watch Department of Cần Thơ City have fined a local company VNĐ62 million (US$2,685) for producing fake cosmestics. Tens of thousands of fake products have been seized.

HN to halt bottled water price hike after water contamination incident The Directorate of Market Surveillance under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has instructed Hà Nội market watch to put a stop to rising prices of bottled water.

Quality of handmade moon cakes should be tightened With the Mid-Autumn festival drawing near, mooncake markets are bustling as stalls offer a variety of different kinds of cakes.

Việt Nam adopts pro-active measures to protect trade Lương Kim Thành, a senior officer from the Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on Việt Nam’s resolve to be pro-active in the international market in all circumstances.

Market Watch tightens control on moon cakes

The Market Watch General Department will take samples of moon cakes sold to the public for tests to ensure the quality and safety of the products during the Mid-autumn Festival, which starts next month.

Hà Nội police raid Old Quarter bars, seizing funky balls Hà Nội’s Police Department raided more than 20 bars and pubs in the Old Quarter area at around midnight on July 15, seizing nearly 10,000 funky balls and dozens of nitrous oxide tanks.

More than 1,900 gas cylinders seized in Đắk Lắk The Market Watchdog in Central Highlands Đắk Lắk Province has seized more than 1,900 empty gas cylinders, which was stored illegally in Buôn Hồ Town’s An Lạc Ward.

3,000 fake goods confiscated at Ninh Hiệp Market The Hà Nội Market Watch on Thursday seized nearly 3,000 products of different kinds in the Ninh Hiệp Market in Gia Lâm District due to their use of famous trademarks.

Retailers take Asanzo’s products off shelves Local media on June 21 reported Asanzo Vietnam Electronics JSC had set up dummy companies to import spare parts from China for assembly in Việt Nam. Then workers allegedly removed the 'Made in China' stamps, assembled them into finished products and labelled them 'Made in Vietnam'.