A new crackdown on online piracy and counterfeit goods by Vietnam will also tackle copyright violations by ‌computer programs, movies, music, TV shows and online video games. | REUTERS

HANOI – Vietnam is set to launch from Thursday a new crackdown on online piracy and counterfeit goods with the aim of boosting detection by a fifth, the government said, after the United States revived the prospect of fresh tariffs.

The U.S. threat last week targets ​a “persistent failure” to tackle intellectual property violations by the Southeast Asian nation, with which it has a ‌multibillion-dollar trade ‌surplus larger even than China’s so far this year, U.S.…