A Vietnamese diplomat was caught by a news crew smuggling rhino horns in South Africa. From Bloomberg News: ietnam recalled a diplomat from its embassy in South Africa after a television program allegedly showed her trafficking rhino horn, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The employee was filmed by the South African Broadcasting Corporation talking to an [...]

A Vietnamese reporter has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for writing a report on a corruption scandal in Vietnam. From the Washington Post: A court in Vietnam has handed down a two-year prison sentence to a journalist who exposed a scandal involving Transport Ministry officials siphoning off aid money, in part to bet on European [...]

Due to increased government intervention, petrol smuggling into Cambodia from Vietnam is down 80 percent since the start of the year. From VietNamNet: Fuel prices in Cambodia increased to 1.5 USD per litre, 5,000 VND (0.3 USD) higher than those in Vietnam . Most of the smuggling took place at night and sometimes during the day, usually by [...]

Source: AFP, “Wildlife smuggling in Asia still a roaring trade,” Yahoo News, June 3, 2007.

The piracy rate for software, music, and videos in Vietnam is estimated to be as high as 92 percent. Source: Office of the United States Trade Representative, “2006 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers: Vietnam,” March 31, 2006.

Source: “Counterfeit goods rampant,” VietNamNet Bridge, October 22, 2007.

Source: Associated Press, “Piracy Fines to Increase in Vietnam,” International Herald Tribune, November 8, 2006.