Cambodia launches biggest online shopping platform

Cambodia has launched Tinh Tinh E-commerce, the first government-backed online marketplace which was hailed by developers as the biggest platform in the country.
Cambodia launches biggest online shopping platform ảnh 1The launch ceremony of Cambodia's Tinh Tinh E-commerce platform (Photo: Khmer Times)
Hanoi (VNA) - Cambodia has launched Tinh Tinh E-commerce, the first government-backedonline marketplace which was hailed by developers as the biggest platform inthe country.

Tinh TinhE-commerce offers a comprehensive and integrated set of online services, actingas a logistics and intermediary agency, among other roles.

Thee-commerce platform is owned by Cambodia Post E-Solutions PLC - a venture ofCambodia Post - Chinese firm ZVS Investment, and local tech company PaxxaMobile Solutions.

General Directorof Cambodia Post Ork Bora said Tinh Tinh is Khmer for "buy, buy". Theplatform is available in Khmer, English, and Chinese.

Bora said theplatform was established with an initial capital of 1.5 million USD. CambodiaPost, a public enterprise since 2011, holds a 10 percent stake, while ZVS owns50 percent and the rest is owned by Paxxa Mobile Solutions.

He believedthat the platform will help local businesses, especially small and medium-sizedenterprises, sell their products online to reach a global market.

MeasSopheary, chairman of Cambodia Post E-Solutions PLC, said Tinh Tinh E-commerceis Cambodia's only certified online marketplace, offering tens of thousands ofquality products.

Minister of Postsand Telecommunications Tram Iv Tek said the e-commerce platform will play animportant role in developing the country's digital economy.-VNA
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