HANOI - Vietnam is set to launch from Thursday a new crackdown on online piracy and counterfeit goods with the aim of boosting detection by a fifth, the government said, after the United States revived the prospect of fresh tariffs.The U.S. threat last week targets a “persistent failure” to tackle intellectual property violations by the Southeast Asian nation, with which it has a multibillion-dollar trade surplus larger even than China’s so far this year, U.S. data shows.In response, Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung told ministries to boost detection of copyright infringement by at least 20% this month, according to Tuesday’s order published on the government’s online portal.
Vietnam cracks down on online piracy and counterfeit goods amid U.S. tariff threat
HANOI - Vietnam is set to launch from Thursday a new crackdown on online piracy and counterfeit goods with the aim of boosting detection by a fifth, the government said, after the United States revived the prospect of fresh tariffs.The U.S. threat last week targets a “persistent failure” to tackle
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