May 6, 2026 11:38 AM
Vietnam launches fresh crackdown on online piracy under threat of US tariffs
Vietnam is set to launch from Thursday a new crackdown on online piracy and counterfeit goods, aiming to boost detections 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 multi-billion-dollar trade surplus larger even than China's so far this year, U.S. data shows. In response, Vietnam's Prime Minis...