Large quantities of counterfeit cosmetics originating from abroad were imported into Vietnam by a group of people and sold on social media under the labels "imported goods" or "domestic products".
The Kensington Pride mango variety, which was imported into Vietnam by stores at the end of October, is priced many times higher than domestic varieties but is still selling out quickly.
One of the issues that many business owners are concerned about is how to declare taxes when buying and selling goods brought in from acquaintances without import documents.
The first imported iPhone 16 Pro Max 1TB in Vietnam was initially priced at 79 million VND, but after only half a day, the price dropped to around 70 million VND.
Ho Chi Minh City police, in coordination with other relevant agencies, have prosecuted 1.038 defendants on various charges, seized over 323 kg of drugs, and confiscated over 28.000 billion VND in transaction money.
Regarding the illegal drug trafficking case from France to Vietnam discovered on March 16th at Tan Son Nhat Airport, the investigating agencies at both levels have prosecuted 235 defendants.
Director of Cho Ray Hospital, Nguyen Tri Thuc, signed a document reminding people about activities related to the use of drugs in the hospital, smuggled drugs, and drugs of unknown origin.
With the recent launch of the iPhone 12, offers to buy imported units have already appeared, but this practice may violate regulations on penalties for imported goods that take effect today, October 15th.
Priced at only one-fifth of the official price, imported designer goods have become highly sought after, leading to the expansion of this service; however, these products always carry a high risk of being counterfeit.
Amidst the rampant problem of counterfeit goods, imported food products are not immune to this trend. Many counterfeit items are mixed in with genuine products to deceive consumers and make illicit profits.
The Galaxy Note 5, Samsung's two-year-old flagship mobile phone, is being offered at a final discount by authorized dealers to clear out remaining stock.
Having been on official store shelves for less than a week, the price of Samsung's newly launched high-end smartphone varies from place to place, with differences of millions of Vietnamese dong.
The iPhone market after the Lunar New Year saw significant price drops of up to one million VND for the 5s model, both new and used, in both official and parallel import stores.
Many users of international versions of imported iPhones report receiving a "SIM not supported" message after restoring their iPhones to factory settings.
In Vietnam, the first iPhone 7s have arrived; the majority of the initial shipments were imported from Singapore in limited quantities and at a relatively high price.
Recently, some phone stores have been selling locked iPhone 5C models for between 1,5 and 1,7 million VND, significantly cheaper than international versions or those sold at official stores.
Many recently released "flagship" Android phones have become popular in the grey market, selling for only 4 to 8 million VND, less than half their original price.