Hanoi, Oct. 10 -- Vietnam's domestic market surveillance force and Procter & Gamble (P&G) have renewed their cooperation to strengthen efforts to combat counterfeit goods and protect intellectual property (IP) rights.

The Agency for Domestic Market Surveillance and Development (DMS) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and P&G signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in Hanoi on October 9, building on their partnership established in 2023.

Cooperation over the past years has delivered positive results in training, improving the ability to distinguish genuine products from counterfeits, coordinating inspections, handling violations, and raising public awareness of IP protection.

In the first nine months of 2026, market su...