HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will focus on implementing a series of solutions to combat counterfeit and fake goods, especially in the e-commerce marketplace, the Minister of Industry and Trade said at the 36th session of the National Assembly's Standing Committee held in Hà Nội on August 21.At the session, deputy Chu Thị Hồng Thái from Lạng Sơn Province, said that according to the report from the General Secretary of the National Assembly, preventing and combating smuggling and counterfeit goods has not been totally effective.Counterfeit and smuggled goods of unknown origin are still being sold widely with increasingly sophisticated tricks, mainly in cyberspace.At the same time, the ministry has implemented a mechanism for receiving and processing information about counterfeit and poor quality goods via the portal on e-commerce management and protection of consumer rights. This is a national portal of the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency, MoIT.In addition, it has coordinated with other forces in preventing and combating commercial fraud, including the police, border guard, customs and members of National Steering Committee against Smuggling, Counterfeit Goods and Trade Fraud (National Steering Committee 389) in localities to request e-commerce websites to review and remove thousands of fake and poor-quality goods with numerous violations.The ministry has further strengthened dissemination to guide consumers in finding out violations and build a database for sharing the information with relevant agencies. The agencies include the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the State Bank and the Ministry of Finance.The ministry will effectively implement the project fighting counterfeit and poor quality goods issued by the Prime Minister.The ministry will promote communication to help consumers improve their knowledge about counterfeit and poor quality goods.Electricity pricesResponding to the questions related to electricity prices, Minister Diên said that the tiered electricity price list is a popular model in all countries to encourage customers to use electricity economically and efficiently and enhance social responsibility of environmental protection. Because more output in electricity production will create more impacts on the environment.Retail electricity prices have six levels, according to Decision No. 28/2014/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister.Implementing the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee and the direction of the Government, MoIT and relevant offices have amended and supplemented this decision, Diên said.Accordingly, in the draft submitted to the Government, the retail electricity prices are restructured into five levels.Of which, level 1 is increased from 0 - 50kWh to 0 - 100kWh as proposed by the National Assembly. This calculation method will contribute to supporting poorer consumers, he said.In addition, to eliminate the unreasonable gap between electricity users, the draft proposes adjusting the electricity price frames in production and daily life so that they are closer.— VNS (ICE HO CHI MINH CITY)

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