HCM City, Aug. 14 -- The Department of Customs has chaired the 17th Vietnam - China customs cooperation conference on anti-smuggling in HCM City from August 12-14, aiming to improve the effectiveness of goods control and anti-smuggling efforts between the two countries. Vu Quang Toan, head of the department's anti-smuggling investigation division, said the two sides have so far expanded cooperation in multiple areas, including land, sea, and air routes as well as cross-border e-commerce, gradually building a systematic and effective coordination mechanism to combat cross-border smuggling. At this year's conference, they discussed in detail key topics such as the smuggling of cigarettes, the application of digital transformation in customs...