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Customs officers in the northern port city of Hai Phong have seized more than two tonnes of ivory tusks and pangolin scales, Radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) has reported.

Vietnam imported 120,000 assembled cars worth 2.66 billion USD in the first ten months of this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau province's Customs Department had seized a suspicious aluminum shipment worth 4.3 billion USD that was heading to the US and other countries, a General Department of Vietnam Customs official said.

Customs officers arrested a Cambodian woman for attempting to smuggle five kilogrammes of crystal methaphetamine into Vietnam through Moc Bai international border gate in the southwestern province of

The General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) has ordered customs agencies in provinces and cities to intensify inspections to fight origin-related frauds, violations of intellectual property (IP) rights and illegal transport of import-export goods.

The price of sticky rice in Thailand has almost doubled from last year’s and could go up further over scared supply.

Indonesia plans tighter rules to stem a surge in imports of plastic waste.

Customs officers at the Moc Bai international border gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh has recently uncovered about 8kg of synthetic drug hidden in boxes of goods transported from Cambodia to Vietnam.

The Customs Department of Thailand has issued a document clarifying the customs procedure for air passengers arriving in the country.

U.S. Agency for International Development (or USAID) on July 10 launched its Trade Facilitation Programme in Hanoi. Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue attended the launching ceremony.

Customs officers from the south-eastern province of Tay Ninh have seized 7kg of methamphetamine transported by an Indonesian from Cambodia to Vietnam.

Around 99 percent of import and export tax payments in HCM City are made online, according to the customs department.

Vietnamese businesses and farmers face various challenges in exporting farm produce to China, which is shifting from unofficial channels to official ones.

Tan Son Nhat Airport customs officers in Ho Chi Minh City have found 2.3kg of marijuana products hidden in a goods consignment sent from California, the US, to Vietnam.

The Hanoi People’s Procuracy has prosecuted a man for attempting to traffic 3.1kg of ivory items to Thailand via Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi one year ago.

Vietnamese businesses have been advised to apply the advance origin ruling mechanism to reduce risks amidst significant changes in global trade, such as the US-China trade war.

Customs officers at Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport and competent forces on November 23 arrested a man for illegally carrying firearms.

Competent agencies on October 12 seized nearly 34kg of rhino horns at Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport.

Customs officers of Noi Bai International Airport on September 28 seized nearly one tonne of elephant tusks, ivory products and pangolin scales transported from Nigeria.

The application of a customs bond model would benefit the country, contributing to an increase of one per cent of the total import-export turnover according to comments by Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.