Keyword: "e-commerce platforms"

Total sales on Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop, Tiki and Sendo last year were double that of 2023.

The woodworking industry will strive to achieve the export target of 18 billion USD for this year, the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi Minh City has said.

The Agricultural Trade Promotion Centre (Agritrade) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has officially launched a booth for Vietnamese agricultural products on Chinese e-commerce platforms and social media, marking a significant step in expanding market access.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade launched Vietnam Online Friday 2024 on November 29 evening aimed at boosting e-commerce and providing consumers with the opportunity to purchase quality products at discounted prices.

The northern province of Bac Giang will promote e-commerce development in the locality, focusing on organising training and workshops for businesses, cooperatives, and individuals to improve their capacity to utilise e-commerce applications.

Vietnam Foodexpo 2024 opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on November 13.

Vietnamese e-commerce platforms’ revenues fell significantly in the third quarter of this year, while foreign platforms saw considerable expansion, according to a recent report by e-commerce data company Metric.

Along with the 4th Industrial Revolution, e-commerce has become an inevitable trend serving as a tool for businesses to diversify channels and methods to swiftly seek buyers, partners, and orders, towards creating breakthroughs in trade in the global race, according to insiders.

E-commerce sales in Vietnam are expected to reach 30 billion USD by the end of this year, heard a meeting held in Ho Chi Minh City by the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Promotion Agency and the city’s Investment & Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) on July 29.

The Red River Delta province of Hung Yen will continue working to improve its business climate and removing bottlenecks for enterprises in administrative procedures to push ahead the progress of projects in the second half of the year, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Le Huy has said.

E-commerce in general and livestreaming in particular where buyers and sellers transact in real-time video have been growing in Vietnam with about 2.5 million sessions each month, heard a recent online meeting.

Amazon Global Selling Vietnam and the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) on June 27 organised a cross-border e-commerce forum to provide updates on policy directions, sketch out solutions to expand Vietnam’s online exports, and promote global operation for Vietnamese companies in the coming time.

Protecting the brand not only helps businesses prevent counterfeit goods but also increases the brand value in relationships with partners and customers, experts said.

The Centre for Information and Digital Technology under the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade, has been connecting local departments, agencies and branches with e-commerce platforms and e-commerce service providers to deploy the Flagship Store model of local stalls on e-commerce platforms.

The Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City has coordinated with several e-commerce platforms to organise a series of seminars on cross-border e-commerce and global growth opportunities for Vietnamese businesses.

Small scale, limited production level and operation capacity are barriers that create difficulties in deploying sales of businesses and cooperatives in localities on digital platforms.

The taxation sector’s total state budget revenue in the first seven months of 2023 was estimated at 868.6 trillion VND (36.6 billion USD), equal to 63.3% of the estimate, and 94.5% compared with that of the same period last year, the General Department of Taxation released on August 4.

Online exports are seen as a “launchpad” that helps businesses maintain sustainable revenue and increase exports in the context of rising inflation and consumers tightening their spending.

Relevant departments and sectors of Hanoi have paid special heed to promoting trade promotion activities for products of the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme, with the goal of building trademarks for such products and increasing consumers' awareness of them.

E-commerce platforms do not have to pay taxes on behalf of sellers, and are only responsible for providing information to the authorities.