Say No to Chinese Goods” campaigns have been launched on many fanpages and social networks following the recent Chinese provocations in the East Sea.

Each year, some 600-700 million cigarette packs are smuggled into Vietnam, causing losses of nearly $190 million to the state treasury, says Mr. Do Thanh Lam, Deputy Director of the Market Management Agency.  

The Vietnamese government is calling for new infusions of foreign investment in infrastructure and agriculture projects.  

Vietnam has been warned that Chinese counterfeit goods manufacturers are eyeing the country as a potential alternative production site, due to the lower labor costs and more lax examination by importers.  

The Japanese police have announced that they have caught a criminal ring which has been remitting money illegally to Vietnam. However, this is just one of a number of rings existing in the country, in which there are many Vietnamese workers.  

Amway is building its second factory in Vietnam, NuSkin has got $15 million in revenue after one year of operation in Vietnam, while Unicity has got 22,000 members in its distribution network.