Workshop “Solutions to bring the Press Law to life” organized by Thanh Hoa Journalists Association in collaboration with the North Central Region Journalists Association (2016). Photo: Documentation Speaking at the 10th National Congress of the Vietnam Journalists Association, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized: “The profession of journalism is a noble and sacred profession. Every journalist is a soldier. Revolutionary journalists must have a revolutionary spirit, that is, the spirit of attack, struggle to eliminate the bad, protect the good, for the common cause of the country and the people. The General Secretary directed the press to make an effective contribution to the formation of healthy public opinion, building the bravery, intelligence, soul and mettle of the Vietnamese people in the new era, contributing to promoting and supporting the Vietnamese people. create the strength of unity, unity and consensus of the whole nation. To fulfill that requirement, over the past time, the Vietnamese revolutionary press under the leadership of the Party has made a strong transformation in the direction of being more streamlined, journalists-journalists have constantly trained, strived and continued to work. keep holding yourself to be stronger, more effective. The most prominent of which is the implementation of the National Press Development and Management Plan to 2025 according to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 362/QD-TTg dated April 3, 2019 and the second quarter of 2021. The press agency in the planning area has completed the dissolution and merger to enter a new stage of development more effectively, including the press agency of Thanh Hoa province. In the same period, with the Vietnam Journalists Association promulgating 10 articles regulating the professional ethics of Vietnamese journalists, especially the Rules of using social networks of Vietnamese journalists to better suit the needs of the public. regulations in the Press Law in 2016, has contributed to building an increasingly regular, humane and professional team of journalists, the press agency has become stronger, and the press publications have been widely accepted by readers. than. The latest, on April 8, 2020, the Secretariat (term XII) issued Directive No. 43-CT/TW on strengthening the Party’s leadership over the activities of the Vietnam Journalists Association in the new situation. , helping the activities of the press to be raised to a higher level. Right after that, the Standing Board of Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee issued Plan No. 201-KH/TU to implement Directive No. 43-CT/TW of the Secretariat with the aim of creating unity in awareness and responsibility of the Party. Party committees, authorities, media directing and management agencies, press agencies, officials, party members, journalists, members of Thanh Hoa Journalists Association on the Party’s guidelines, policies and laws of the State in press work as well as the activities of the Journalists Association. At the same time, affirming the important position and role of press work and activities of the Journalists Association in the revolutionary cause of the Party as well as the development of the province. Along with the Press Law 2016 which is gradually coming to life, the documents related to press activities recently issued by the authorities continue to create a legal corridor that contributes to the adjustment and promotion of the press. push the life of journalism, journalists on the right trajectory. By the beginning of 2021, Thanh Hoa has 360 journalist members living in 5 journalist associations under Thanh Hoa Journalists Association. Along with that, there are dozens of representative offices and permanent offices of the Central press agency with nearly 100 journalists working in the area. This is an advantage but also causes many difficulties in the management, gathering and building of a team, especially in supervising the professional ethics of journalist members. Since this issue requires along with strict implementation of the provisions of the law on the press, the implementation of professional ethics of journalists must also be one step higher. Accordingly, in the past time, along with consolidating and improving the operational efficiency of the Council for handling violations of professional ethics of Vietnamese journalists in Thanh Hoa province, attaching the responsibilities of each member to the field and position of the Vietnamese journalist. Working positions at directing, management and press agencies, Thanh Hoa Journalists Association has proposed to build a mechanism for coordination between three agencies, including the Provincial Party Committee’s Propaganda Department, the Department of Information and Communication. and the Association of Journalists to create greater strength and unity in directing, managing and gathering journalists in the area. Thanh Hoa Journalists Association has persistently propagated, disseminated, and mobilized its members to strictly observe 10 articles of professional ethics regulations for Vietnamese journalists, compared with each specific regulatory standard, thereby creating striving and emulation commitment among journalists. Through the annual summary of the association’s activities and membership, the Thanh Hoa Journalists Association has focused on evaluating the monitoring of journalists’ implementation of the Code of Social Networking, which is broader than 10 articles of ethics. occupations of Vietnamese journalists in the area. Not only removing members who show signs of violating professional ethics, making inappropriate statements or posting images on social networks from the annual reward list, these members are also not supported financially. creating high-quality journalistic works, not participating in press awards organized by Vietnam Journalists Association and Thanh Hoa Journalists Association. At the same time, notify at periodic press briefings and propose to the provincial annual press commendation and commendation council not to include members who show signs of professional ethics violations on the list of rewards even though they have successful achievements. professional analysis. Through the strengthening of coordination and supervision in association with the criteria of emulation-reward and material benefit applied by Thanh Hoa Journalists Association in the past three years, it has contributed to building a team of journalists in Thanh Hoa. increasingly humane and formal; no serious violations of professional ethics. Only a small number of journalists have left unbiased comments on social networks, citing unverified sources, affecting the leadership, direction and administration of some party committees and authorities. affect the reputation of the agency managing the journalist. Regarding the specific case, the authorities had an exchange, the reporter promptly fixed it. Along with that, each press agency has also built a mechanism to inspect and evaluate the work level and quality of officials and reporters in association with the strict observance and implementation of professional ethics regulations. The Association of Journalists maintains contact with press agencies to take measures to both promote the capabilities of journalist members and detect early signs of deviations of journalists, contributing to building a journalistic environment. The area is increasingly modern and humane. With the issuance of documents and a methodical implementation of the press management and directing agencies, the Association of Journalists and press agencies in recent years have contributed to the purification of journalistic human resources. , focusing resources on key publications, through which journalism ethics is increasingly tightened, discipline in press agencies is increasingly strict, better promoting the right to practice honestly and lawfully. journalism.

Don’t advertise… dose In addition to participating in advertising on the mass media, some artists and celebrities also introduce products through livestreams on social networks. In addition to food supplements, they also accept advertisements for many products related to cosmetics, virtual currency… Recently, the public has been very upset with the fact that some artists have participated in advertising and hyped the public. Shioka effervescent tablets claim that the product can “dissolve fibroids, cysts”. After being criticized, some people had to apologize or silently delete promotional videos on their personal social networking sites. On the website of the Food Safety Department at vfa.gov.vn, people are constantly warned not to buy or use food products advertised in violation of the law, including Shioka effervescent tablets. as above. Recently, the Food Safety Department has sanctioned 3 violating companies (with addresses in Hanoi), specifically: Sanctioning Locifa Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 162 million VND; Gob International Hi-Tech Joint Stock Company 150 million VND; Phamaco International Trading Company Limited 60 million VND. The violation committed by all three companies is to advertise misleading health food products that act as medicines. Assessing this situation, Assoc. Prof, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, Director of the Food Safety Department said: “Violations on advertising of dietary supplements are increasingly complicated even though we regularly check and handle them. The inspection and handling of infringing advertisements on the internet and social networks face many difficulties and take a long time. People need to raise their vigilance, when they have an illness, they should go to the hospital for early examination and treatment, do not arbitrarily buy drugs or floating advertising food products.” Lawyer Dang Van Cuong, Chief of the Law Office of Chinh Phap, Hanoi Bar Association said: “It is very normal for artists and celebrities to sign advertising contracts for brands and businesses to help them. have additional legitimate income. However, when participating in advertising, artists must be responsible and carefully study the legal regulations in order to advertise properly and bring positive effects. If an artist or celebrity accidentally or intentionally violates the provisions of the Law on Advertising, advertises prohibited products, goods or services, or performs prohibited acts in advertising or advertising without knowing If you clearly understand the use and value of the product, falsely advertise, etc., it will have very bad consequences for society and lose your reputation, and even be held responsible before the law.” Strictly handle violations Regarding this issue, recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Official Letter No. 1854/BVHTTDL-NTBD requesting localities to step up the propaganda, dissemination and education of the sense of law observance. the law on performing arts, advertising, and cyber security to organizations and individuals engaged in cultural and artistic activities. Strengthen inspection and examination, promptly detect, prevent and strictly handle organizations and individuals that violate the provisions of Decree No. 144/2020/ND-CP dated December 14- 2020 of the Government regulations on performing arts activities, the law on advertising and other relevant legal regulations… Lawyer Nguyen Van Thang, Hanoi Bar Association analyzed, according to the provisions of point a, clause 1, Article 10 of the Law on Protection of Consumer Rights, the act of advertising products is not verified for origin. The actual use and exaggeration of the product’s use of some artists in the past time can be considered as aiding and accompaniment to businesses providing products and services when “deceiving or confusing consumers”. through advertising”. This is prohibited behavior and should be strictly punished according to the regulations. If the violator has been administratively handled but still repeats the offense, he will be criminally handled. If the person providing the product or service is prosecuted for criminal liability, it is likely that the artists participating in the promotion and introduction will also be jointly responsible. “According to Article 8, the Law on Advertising 2012 (amended in 2018), the act of advertising improperly about the quality and utility of products and goods is strictly prohibited. Violators can be sanctioned for administrative violations, if this act causes harm to health and life, consumers can sue the manufacturer together with the person who has false advertising to prevent that. claim for damages. In addition, Article 197 of the Criminal Code Consolidation Document also clearly stipulates that anyone who falsely advertises goods or services has been administratively sanctioned for this act or has been convicted of a criminal offense. If this crime has not been remitted but still commits it, the offenders shall be subject to a fine of between VND 10 million and VND 100 million or non-custodial reform for up to 3 years. Offenders may also be fined from VND 5 million to VND 50 million, banned from practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for 1 to 5 years,” added lawyer Nguyen Van Thang. Talking to reporters, lawyer Le Van Len, Director of Capital Law Firm, Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association said: “The law on advertising still reveals many shortcomings and limitations, especially before the development of the law. development of the internet and social networks as well as influencer marketing (using influencers to advertise products and services). Therefore, along with strictly handling violators according to current regulations to deter and prevent, we must also continue to improve the provisions of the law on advertising to keep up with the development of the Internet. society”.

Among them, there are many artists promoting products that they have never used themselves. And only after being discovered and exposed in front of the public, did the artist officially have an apology with explanations for his own wrong. Artist Quyen Linh, who used to advertise, claims that the product he is introducing is 70 times better than normal curcumin – the function is not listed in the advertising certificate issued by the Food Safety Authority. , expressed regret: “The recent advertising incident is a profound lesson for me after more than 20 years of doing art. I apologize to the audience for my lack of restraint. This is a lesson for me to learn from. I have never advertised a product that is not from a clear source.” Or recently, People’s Artist Hong Van posted on his personal Facebook page an apology to the audience for advertising low-quality products: “Van would like to bow her head to apologize for failing to check the credibility and method of sales of the product advertised. As an artist who receives a lot of love and support and trust from the public. Van deeply regrets not being fully aware of his responsibilities. Van apologizes for acting recklessly.” Along with that are the explanations: “Before receiving the advertisement, Van reviewed the business license and qualified product certificate from the Health Department. However, the promotional video makes consumers misunderstand about drugs and functional foods, making the audience angry. Not only Quyen Linh and Hong Van, but in fact, many other artists have also been accused of false advertising but have remained silent so far. Surely people still can’t forget the “11 billion dong of fake cosmetics” case from a distribution company that happened in 2017. Many artists were condemned by netizens for abetting fraud and taking advantage of trust. fan love. And there are many other controversies of the artist world related to the introduction of poor quality products that took place in the past but not a single artist was dealt with. It is the lack of strict handling that has led to the current state of rampant advertising, out of control. It is normal for artists to sign advertising contracts with brands and businesses to advertise products, goods and services. It is a legitimate and legitimate source of income for artists. However, participating in the advertising market, artists need to learn the legal regulations. When an artist falsely advertises and deceives consumers, it is a wrongdoing, violating the law because of the risk of adverse effects on health, life and economic damage to those who have trust them. Artists must also be equal before the law like other citizens. This means that it must be handled in accordance with current law. With the public apology of some artists, it partly received sympathy from the public. But many people think that it is necessary to punish in accordance with the law to be a deterrent. Because the products that artists advertise falsely are things that directly affect human health that can be dangerous at any time. It’s not that the artist who made a mistake is allowed to let it go after publicly apologizing. According to Article 50, Decree No. 38/2021/ND-CP of the Government, effective from June 1, violations of regulations on drug advertising can be fined up to 40 million VND. Even the violator may be prosecuted for penal liability, if causing damage must pay compensation according to the provisions of law. Recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has also asked leaders of agencies managing artists and actors (public and non-public) to strengthen the dissemination of legal regulations and orientations for the contingent of artists and actors. belonging to the unit to raise awareness, responsibility and reputation of themselves to the community and society; have regulations on management and handling of responsibility for cases of violations. Public opinion is still waiting for the results of inspection and handling by relevant authorities for acts showing signs of taking advantage of fame to deceive, abetting the bad guys to deceive consumers, avoiding the situation. “beat the drums with the drumsticks”.

Names that have “heated” public opinion such as Hung blog channel, Hung troll channel, Tho Nguyen channel … and recently the YouTube channel Hoang Anh-Timmy containing a lot of objectionable content, have been sanctioned by the management agency. strict. Also recently, many famous artists have taken advantage of social networks to advertise functional foods, untrue medicines, and promote deviant lifestyles, which greatly upset public opinion. More importantly, some young people and teenagers who lack cultural knowledge and are lazy to work are racing to do “digital content creation” but in fact shoot bullshit and vulgar video clips to “like” sentences. view sentence” to make money cheaply. Joining hands to clean up cultural “garbage” on social networks is no one’s responsibility. Illustration: Vietnamplus.vn. The story of cultural “garbage” floating widely on the internet has been warned many times by the public because it pollutes the socio-cultural environment and the authorities have also taken action to correct and handle the violations. However, this situation is difficult to prevent completely, on the one hand, because of the nature of cross-border cyberspace, it is not easy to manage effectively overnight; on the other hand, because many netizens themselves accidentally “breathe and energize” many unhealthy content on social networks. A few days ago, public opinion could not help but be surprised when a businesswoman livestreamed for nearly 3 hours with the main content of the game, “unmasking” the dark sides and hidden corners of some famous people in the world. showbiz, but has attracted up to 450,000 live viewers on the Facebook and YouTube platforms. While many good stories, good stories, and beautiful stories on social networks do not attract much attention, there are nearly half a million times of people following a bad story in the entertainment world, partly showing a people are “burning time” too much for trivial things. Saying this is reasonable, because according to statistics, in 2020, 64% of our population will use smartphones equipped with 3G and 4G connections, in which, users have spent 25% of the time using them. smartphone to surf Facebook and 12% of the time to watch YouTube. Thus, on average, about 24 million people spend 37% of their day (more than 8 hours a day) wandering and living with social networks. No one prevents or prohibits the interests and tastes of social network users. But netizens should not be indifferent or indifferent to the problem of cultural “garbage” on the internet, which is injecting toxic substances into their souls and brains every day, which if each person does not have enough knowledge to remove . If social network users stay out of the fight against cultural “junk” in cyberspace, no matter how strong the authorities are, it will be difficult to achieve a fundamental and sustainable effect in this war. Therefore, joining hands to clean up cultural “garbage” on social networks is no one’s responsibility!

With many different boycott content, but which of course includes mixed opinions about this popular tourist resort, most recently, participants suddenly received a warning from Facebook when join this group. Community Violation Notice from Facebook Specifically, the message: “This group has allowed posts that violate our community standards. Please review this group before joining” will appear to new members, when clicking join the group. Despite being warned to violate Facebook’s community policy, the Dai Nam Boycott group is currently continuing to increase in number of new members joining the group. Compared to the time of May 25, there were more than 800 members, as of May 29, it increased to 2.4k members and today (May 30) it has increased to 3.2k members (calculated at the time of screen capture). Figure). And it seems that the number of members joining this group has not shown any sign of stopping at the present time. The number of members of the group is still increasing Previously, the review content of Dai Nam resort was also posted on this group and received a lot of attention from the members. Of course, in the boycott group, it is not unusual that the majority of comments expressed dissatisfaction about this resort. The opinion that they will not come back again because most of the people who have gone (some have gone several times) say that they will not come back again. However, it is worth mentioning that there are netizens who have not yet gone but boycotted (?!). However, there are still some actual review comments that are quite “contemplative” when actually recounting their experiences in Dai Nam with fair comments. There are compliments, there are clear criticisms and at the same time give some advice on experience for those who intend to go to Dai Nam. Most of the comments were criticized for many different reasons. However, there are still people who insist that they will still go after the epidemic is over.

1. The bathroom is opposite the reading seat The bathroom not only violates feng shui when facing the bedroom, the main door, but also not facing the classroom or reading room. The reading room represents radiant wisdom while the bathroom is a mix of thoughts and yin. If they are designed opposite, it is not difficult to understand when homeowners are often troubled, business is not favorable, children are poorly educated. Too many problems come together, making it difficult for you to succeed in life. As for the fact that the bathroom is opposite the main door, almost everyone understands because the main door is extremely important, helping to bring positive energy into the house. The two winds of yin and yang oppose each other, unable to harmonize coming out of the bathroom and entering from the main door will make the family chaotic, unable to do business safely, the owner’s fortune will be reduced, which can lead to to bankruptcy. 2. Location between the bathroom and the stairs We often say that the bathroom should not be located under the stairs, but besides that, placing the bathroom opposite the stairs is also not advisable. The stairs are where the air flows, if the toilet is opposite the stairs, the flow of air is not stable, unclean air spreads throughout the house, not only affecting health but also affecting the family’s fortune. . Finally, with high-rise buildings, when designing, the bathrooms of the floors should be located on a straight line for convenient water supply and drainage, and in accordance with feng shui. The bathroom on the 2nd floor should not be arranged above the kitchen on the 1st floor, because the kitchen right below the bathroom will seriously affect the owner’s stomach, making it easy for family members to have stomach diseases. , Digest. To neutralize this feng shui error, you can use some home decor items to create a balance of energy, such as hanging a bell or lantern in front of the main door to “cast out” bad energy. home. 3. The bathroom is located in the center of the house The center of the house is very important and should only promote good energy here, while the bathroom is considered bad energy. The biggest mistake in bathroom design is placing it in this central location. According to feng shui, feng shui is bad energy that causes “uncleanness to enter the middle palace”, the whole house will be unclean. The Middle Palace represents the Earth Qi that nourishes all the remaining signs in the Nine Palaces. When the central palace is occupied by murderous intent or evil spirits, the remaining positions are immediately affected as well. Therefore, absolutely avoid placing the bathroom in this position because it adversely affects the auspicious stars, the luck of the residential land, causing the homeowner to constantly have bad luck.

However, this kind of hearty hospitality is being changed in the face of the Chinese government’s enacted anti-food waste law. VICE. Chinese people show their hospitality with hearty and diverse dishes. Photo: China Highlights. Specifically, restaurants are allowed to charge customers for leaving leftovers. Conversely, a restaurant that wastes food will be fined up to US $ 7,700. Suppliers of food that induce or deceive consumers to order too much will also be fined 1,550 USD. Television stations and online media companies can be fined up to $ 16,000 if they are found to be filmed or shown “drink-and-drink” videos. Many Chinese people question whether this new law is “overreaching” and violates individual liberties, namely eating – the most basic form of human enjoyment. Others find this law difficult to understand, not clear and could interfere with their eating experience. Mukbang videos have been removed on Chinese social media platforms. Photo: @fume_yamyam. Local governments in the land of billions of people have had many different measures to implement the law. For example, a dining association in Wuhan city has proposed a “N-1” rule, where groups of guests are allowed to order only the number of diners minus one. Some restaurants have committed to providing additional small meal options. A restaurant in downtown Trường Sa (Hunan Province) placed a scale in front of the door and suggested the amount of food based on the customer’s weight. In addition, censors have also removed mukbang videos on many Chinese social networking platforms. Earlier, on May 4, the regulator fined a warning level for a bakery in the east of Nanjing city (Jiangsu province) under the anti-food waste law. This bakery was found to be throwing away unattractive or leftover cakes for the day. The store owner then promises to give away the leftovers for free, or turn them into samples for customers to taste, according to the local newspaper. Yangtse Evening News. Diners who do not finish the ordered dishes will be charged according to the restaurant’s regulations. Photo: VCG. On April 29, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress officially passed the law against food waste, Global Times reporting. This will also put an end to the mukbang trend in the country of billions of people. Although China does not face food shortages, in August 2020, President Xi Jinping launched a campaign to save food. He said the economic disruption caused by Covid-19 was a national wake-up call that the country needed to secure food supplies. Additionally, supply chain disruptions during the pandemic have pushed tens of millions of people to the brink of starvation, according to the United Nations World Food Program. According to Chinese media reported, the country wastes about 35 million tons of food each year. According to Chen Shaofen, a sustainable development strategy researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a country with a billion population generates nearly one third of the world’s food waste, equivalent to about 135 million tons per year.

Immediately after receiving information about the case, the People’s Committee of Hai Phong city drastically instructed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, and relevant agencies and localities to step in. , inspect, review and mobilize owners to hand over bears to the State; strictly deal with the law if the bear owner intentionally violates it. Therefore, on April 28, the bear was transferred by the owner to a Bear Conservation Facility in Ninh Binh. Hai Phong is one of many localities across the country that are making efforts to completely end bear farming in the city. Previously, from the beginning of 2021, the City People’s Committee issued a general instruction document to relevant departments, agencies, agencies, and units, requesting the agencies to increase the mobilization of households to keep. bears in the locality voluntarily transferred bears to the State. Ms. Nguyen Phuong Dung, Deputy Director of Nature Education Center, said: “The Center for Nature Education welcomes the high determination and efforts of the city government of Hai Phong to completely end captivity. bear bile. The fast and decisive handling of the Hai Phong city government for bear-related violations will help the city soon end the situation of keeping bears in the area ”. By the end of March 2021, there were about 370 bears left in the confines of illegal bile. Hanoi city alone is currently the hottest spot for illegally confining bears with 161 bears (as of April 28). According to the Center for Nature Education, currently both bear species of Vietnam, the horse bear (Ursus thibetanus) and the bear dog (Helarctos malayanus) are listed in the List of endangered, precious and rare species prioritized for protection. issued together with Decree 160/2013 / ND-CP (amended by Decree 64/2019 / ND-CP) as well as listed in Group IB, endangered, precious and rare forest animals. List issued together with Decree 06/2019 / ND-CP. Bears of illegal origin (from before 2005) are only allowed to be kept in captivity if “there is a management record and electronic chips attached”. The act of “raising bears without management records and attaching electronic chips” is a prohibited act in accordance with the law. According to Article 244 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended and supplemented 2017), people who illegally raise, lock or transport horses (depending on the quantity) can be criminally prosecuted with penalty up to 15 years in prison. “The Center for Nature Education calls on the authorities of the provinces and cities to follow the example of Hai Phong city and drastically instructs the City Forest Protection Department and the district authorities to resolutely fight related violations. to come to bears in order to soon completely end the keeping of bears for bile in the provinces and cities. The registration and attachment of chips for illegal bears to confine bile not only violates the current regulations of the Government, but also makes the situation of keeping bears in Hanoi city even worse. complicated and cannot be completely terminated like many other provinces and cities across the country ”, emphasized Ms. Dung. “The transfer of bears in Hai Phong is an encouraging highlight, marking a step forward in the effort to end bear captive farming in Vietnam. Bear bile farming is not only cruel and hurting to bears. but also affects the image of Vietnam, “said Ms. Maya Pastakia, Campaign Director of the World Animal Protection Organization.

The Ho Chi Minh City Market Management Force discovered an unknown source of goods. Thanks to the regular implementation of plans to prevent smuggling, trade fraud, and manufacture of counterfeit goods, many violations have been discovered and handled by the competent forces of Ho Chi Minh City. The fact also shows that the violator always has many ways to avoid, so the authorities have to be more drastic, enhancing more effective coordination in the fight with this type of crime … Many new moves and tricks In 2020, the anti-smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit forces (force 389) Ho Chi Minh City discovered and processed 25,538 violations, a decrease of 45.39% compared to 2019. In there, there were 2,769 cases of banned goods and smuggled goods; 21,804 commercial fraud cases; 965 counterfeit cases and 113 cases have been prosecuted. Particularly, the Economic Police Department (PC03), Ho Chi Minh City Police discovered and destroyed 1,081 cases with 1,074 subjects in 2020. The total value of detained goods is about 150 billion VND, the total amount of fines is more than 20 billion. In the first quarter of 2021, PC03 discovered and destroyed 341 cases, 358 subjects; handled 128 cases, 129 subjects with the value of temporarily seized goods more than 269 billion VND, the total fine was 3.8 billion VND. According to PC03, in 2020, the smuggling of fake and banned goods is still complicated by sea and road with sophisticated methods and tricks. Some individuals set up many companies, each company imported a number of assemblies of components, spare parts or disassembled parts for assembly or sale to other companies to process and assemble in simple stages. These products do not meet the origin criteria as prescribed but state that they are made in Vietnam or are made in Vietnam for consumption in the domestic market or for export in order to deceive consumers. In addition, some goods of foreign origin are transferred to Vietnam to legalize documents, or apply for certificates of origin, then exported to a third country and smuggled back to Ho Chi Minh City for consumption. According to the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department, in 2020, this unit coordinates functional forces to detect and handle more than 1,500 cases, the value of infringing goods is more than 1,500 billion VND. Previously, the criminals set up a smuggling line to transport illegal goods on a large scale, but now they turn to organizing smuggling in a small way with more sophisticated tricks. The subjects take advantage of the transportation on the road to gut or swap goods; bringing goods across the border, completing the transit procedures, then seeking to illegally import back to Vietnam. Notably, some enterprises rented warehouses of large reputable companies for a long time in the market to hide smuggled goods, counterfeit brands, goods of unknown origin, etc. With a large amount. Taking advantage of the complicated situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, many objects produced and traded fake masks and medical gloves with low quality and in large quantity … Fight with the right focus, the key It is forecasted that smuggling, trade fraud, fake goods will continue to develop complicatedly with more sophisticated methods and tricks. The sale of counterfeit and poor quality goods is increasingly public and widespread on the internet. When Vietnam’s economy integrates deeply with the world, subjects have many opportunities to link up to cross-border smuggling, increase crimes with foreign elements, crimes related to high technology, and many crimes appear. taking advantage of the origin to bring goods into the EU, Japan, the US as Vietnamese goods. In the coming time, the Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee 389 will continue to implement the directions of the Government, the National Steering Committee of 389 and thematic plans, focusing on combating the exploitation of e-commerce. for violations, the establishment of “ghost” companies for large-scale smuggling, tax evasion, and courier delivery; Responsibility decentralization of organizations and individuals managing fields and areas clearly, associated with specific responsibilities. According to Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang, the City’s Steering Committee 389 should continue to focus on implementing and organizing the effective implementation of the work plan against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeiting. year 2021 and thematic plans, … special attention should be paid to goods related to prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic. Assign specific tasks to each department and branch that are members of the Steering Committee of 389 cities, at the same time associated with the responsibilities of the head. The functional forces accelerate the inspection and control from the city level to the district, district, ward and commune levels; clearly define focus and focus. The City Steering Committee 389 needs to proactively perform the coordination and coordination of functional forces in the area, especially the police, customs, market management, and border guards to promote overall strength. suitable in the fight, arrest and handling of complicated and dangerous cases. Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang asked functional forces to focus on organizing key and key combat according to their assigned tasks. Accordingly, the customs force, city border guards are responsible for detecting and blocking at the border gate. City police force focused on fighting to destroy lines and gangs of trafficking and transporting illegal and contraband goods, especially from the southwest border area to Ho Chi Minh City. The city market management force strengthened the inspection of transportation, storage of banned goods, smuggled goods, and production and trading of counterfeit goods on the domestic market, focusing on inspection of petroleum products. Police forces, city market managers need to closely and regularly coordinate with the functional forces of localities bordering Ho Chi Minh City in the prevention and fight against crime related …

Leadership Department of Information Management and City Police. Ho Chi Minh signed the Regulation on coordination against smuggling and counterfeiting Mr. Truong Van Ba ​​- Director of Department of Information Management, City. Ho Chi Minh – recognize, TP. Ho Chi Minh City is currently the largest economic center in the country, the whole city now has more than 271,000 businesses, about 1 million business households and the flow of goods accounts for about 30% of the country. However, the City is also at the center of the trafficking, transporting of contraband goods, production and storage of counterfeit goods, poor quality goods, commercial fraud, and many new economic crimes that arise with many tricks. sophisticated, especially high-tech crimes, on the e-commerce space … increasingly popular. Mr. Truong Van Ba, said that, for a long time, the coordination between the force of intelligence management and the City Police has been regularly and effectively carried out, specifically, 85% of the cases were discovered and handled by the intelligence management. all have active participation of police forces. The signing of a coordination regulation between the two forces will increase the strength and efficiency in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeiting. “In the situation that the information management force is too thin, each information management officer is tasked with monitoring more than 300 enterprises and about 1,000 individual business households. The signing of regulations in coordination with the police force will promote and apply the functions and duties of each unit, contributing to improving efficiency in the fight and detection of violations of the law. in economic activities in the area ”, shared Mr. Truong Van Ba. City intelligence management force. Ho Chi Minh checked and discovered a store dealing in infringing goods on models and origins in the area Major General Dinh Thanh Nhan – Deputy Director and Head of Police Investigation City Police. Ho Chi Minh City – said, in 2020 and the first 3 months of 2021, City Police Economic Police. Ho Chi Minh City discovered and handled 1,559 cases with 1674 economic criminals, the value of infringing material evidences was more than 314.4 billion VND. Through investigation and verification have prosecuted 1,121 cases with 375 defendants. However, this is just the number of criminal cases detected by the Economic Police, which have not fully and properly reflected the situation of crime and violations occurring in the city. In order to fight fiercely with this type of crime, it is necessary to have the synchronous and timely coordination of many agencies and departments, but the focus is still on Information Management, Customs, and Public Security … According to Nhan, for many years, the economic police force has actively coordinated with the City intelligence management force and discovered and handled many smuggling, commercial fraud, and counterfeit production in the area. . Only in 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, the police force of the Economic and National Administration has detected and handled 154 violations with 167 objects, the value of infringing goods is more than 145 billion VND. However, Mr. Nhan assessed that the results of the recent coordination in handling economic crimes between the Economic Police and the City intelligence management force are remarkable, but not high, not meeting the needs of business. industry and society. Because, due to the lack of regulations, the decentralization, decentralization, judgment organization, and sharing of information about contraband and counterfeit goods are still lacking fluently. After having the regulation, Mr. Nhan said, the city police department will thoroughly grasp and deploy the content of the regulations to each unit, assign and assign responsibility to each force to coordinate with Thanh city ​​in order to increase strength, professionalism and efficiency in the fight against and repel economic crimes in the area. With the strong development of science and technology, the cyber commodity trading, the theft of intellectual property rights, the technology of organizations and enterprises will be increasingly popular. . This fact also arose many complicated consequences because the subjects took advantage of the production and trading of poor quality goods in large quantity, affecting the interests of enterprises and consumers. At the conference, the parties agreed to disseminate the regulations to all officers in the unit and thoroughly implement the implementation, ensuring seriousness, timeliness and efficiency in the coming time.

Previously, Google was sued by the Australian Competition and Consumers Commission (ACCC), accusing the company of illegally collecting user location data via Android phones in 2017 and 2018. into two specific Google settings that affected the location data collection, “location history” and “web and app activity”. Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, USA Photo: theonlinecitizen.com Google once stated that it only collects information from the location history feature on users’ devices from January 2017 to December 2018. However, when users enable browsing and application usage controls, Google also allows Google to collect, store and use this data by default. Google hasn’t told users that they need to turn both of these features off in order to stop the company from collecting data. The April 16 ruling of the Australian Federal Court sided with the ACCC, claiming that Google violated Australian consumer laws by collecting location history of some users even when they refused to share information. believe. However, Federal Court Judge Thomas Thawley only partially agreed to the ACCC’s anti-Google lawsuit, arguing that not all consumers were deceived by Google. In the past, there have been many studies around the world showing that location data is still collected through Android and iPhone devices, even after users believe they have not allowed this. Advertisers need these valuable data to find ways to drive location-related sales and services. However, the Australian Competition and Consumers Commission (ACCC), the body suing Google, affirms that the above ruling is the first legal action in the world on this issue. According to ACCC Chairman Rod Sims, this is a major win for consumers, especially those concerned about privacy online. The court’s decision sent a strong message to Google and other tech firms that big corporations must not deceive consumers. This decision, he stressed, is an important step towards ensuring digital platforms clearly inform consumers about the intended use of data and what they need to do to protect this information. Regarding the Australian Federal Court’s ruling, Google said that the company is considering many options, including the possibility of a complaint. According to Google, the company has provided tight controls on location data, such as the option to automatically delete location history, making it easier for users to control the data. According to the ABC News source, with this lawsuit, Google could face a penalty of up to $ 1.1 million per violation. However, this is not the first time that Google has been sued for unauthorized collection of user locations. Previous lawsuits have accused the tech giant of tracking users through location, browsing behavior, and even collecting personal information from children without parental consent. .. Google has spent millions of dollars in the US alone on privacy fines, but this is not worth considering the giant’s annual revenue.