Ministry of Industry and Trade speaks out about TikTok advertising links leading to fake websites
After a series of articles reflecting Lao Dong Newspaper about sophisticated scams when shopping on e-commerce platforms (EC), the Ministry of Industry and Trade officially spoke out about the incident.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the situation of TikTok users being led from advertising videos to fake websites to buy fake and poor quality goods is not a transaction on TikTok Shop but takes place on independent websites. The illegal use of KOL/KOC images and brands to advertise fake goods is an act of violating the law.
According to the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy, TikTok has invested in censorship technology but still mainly controls video content, while the safety assessment of links to external websites is still limited. This is a loophole for subjects to create fake websites, change domain names, advertising accounts and use AI to deceive consumers. See more...
Ministry of Finance speaks out about proposal to raise the tax threshold for business households to 3 billion VND
Voters in Ho Chi Minh City proposed raising the taxable revenue threshold for business households to about 3 billion VND/year to create conditions for capital accumulation, production expansion and stable life. However, the Ministry of Finance said that according to new regulations, business households with revenue of 1 billion VND/year or less are not required to pay personal income tax and are not subject to value-added tax.
For business households with revenue from 1-3 billion VND/year, management agencies have supplemented a flexible tax calculation method based on income or ratio to revenue. Currently, there are more than 2.5 million business households nationwide with revenue under 1 billion VND, raising the tax exemption threshold is expected to reduce budget revenue by about 16,650 billion VND compared to 2025. See more...
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Thousands of electronic devices of unknown origin temporarily seized in Ho Chi Minh City
The Ho Chi Minh City Market Management force coordinates with the Ho Chi Minh City Police to strengthen inspection and handling of acts of smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods and intellectual property rights infringement.
Through inspection at Nhat Tao Electronics and Electronics Center, functional forces temporarily seized 2,022 electronic devices and components of unknown origin, worth nearly 291.5 million VND.
In another case, functional forces discovered a shoe business selling 65 pairs of fake brand shoes, worth about 65 million VND. The owner was fined 85 million VND for many violations, and all fake goods were forced to be destroyed. See more...
