Since the start of this year, the Da Nang Market Management Bureau has handled over 6,400 trading violations, an increase of 28% compared with the same period last year.  The violators have been fined a total of over 18 billion VND, up 23% on 2014.

Over the period, a total of around 20,000 fake, counterfeit, prohibited or poor-quality items, worth nearly 2.5 billion VND in total, along with around 75,000 packs of illegally-traded cigarettes, have been destroyed by staff of the Bureau.

A Market Management Bureau employee checks the quality of helmets

In 2016, the Bureau will focus on strenthening the ethical conduct and professional skills of its staff members.  Importance will also be attached to coordinating efforts with other local relevant agencies to effectively handle local trading violations. 

In addition, the Bureau will increase the checks and monitoring of local establishments, and ensure that local businesses display the prices of their services, and sell them at those prices.