
Duc Ha
BBC World Service journalist reporting from Bangkok, covering Southeast Asia including Vietnam and wildlife conservation stories
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Jul 31, 2026
What’s behind Vietnam’s counterfeit crackdown?
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2:17Mariko OiHOST
Uh, but before d- we dive in, can you also paint the picture how common those fake products are in Vietnam?

Duc HaGUEST
So there's no official number, uh, about the scale of this market in Vietnam, as they are informal and shadow economy.

Duc HaGUEST
I've seen a lot of, of seller being arrested or under prosecution, which I never seen before, and they estimate the seized product worth tens of million dollars.

Duc HaGUEST
Uh, if I had to describe, I would say you can easily find the luxury fake in every corner of Vietnam.

Duc HaGUEST
Um, back in the day when I was in the university, I, I used the fake Nike to go to school, and I, um, survived my, uh, hometown winter by using the North Face knockoff.
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4:35Mariko OiHOST
So if those fake products have been around for quite some time, why this aggressive clampdown now by the Vietnamese government? Can you just explain, I guess, you know, political this- political reason behind that?
What’s behind Vietnam’s counterfeit crackdown?
2:24
2:36
2:47
2:56
M
2:17Mariko OiHOST
Uh, but before d- we dive in, can you also paint the picture how common those fake products are in Vietnam?

Duc HaGUEST
So there's no official number, uh, about the scale of this market in Vietnam, as they are informal and shadow economy.

Duc HaGUEST
I seen a lot of, uh, seller being arrested or under prosecution, which I never seen before, and they estimate the seized product worth tens of million dollars.

Duc HaGUEST
Uh, if I had to describe, I would say you can easily find the luxury fake in every corner of Vietnam.

Duc HaGUEST
Um, back in the day when I was in the university, I, I used the fake Nike to go to school, and I, um, survived my, uh, hometown winter by using The North Face knockoff.
M
4:35Mariko OiHOST
So if those fake products have been around for quite some time, why this aggressive clampdown now by the Vietnamese government? Can you just explain, I guess, you know, political this- political reason behind that?