The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s key task is to evaluate the building and adjustment of policies to support the development of the digital economy, according to Deputy Minister Cao Quoc Hung.
Introduced on the global online market Amazon.com, many traditional products of Vietnam have been attracting international consumers, contributing to promoting purchase power and increasing sales.
A workshop held in Hanoi on April 18 to discuss the protection of consumers in e-commerce amidst the fact that fake goods and of intellectual property violations becoming more common.
Online import and export activities of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to develop further due to the low number of them currently embracing e-commerce, according to experts.
The 2019 International Port Infrastructure and Logistics Exhibition and Conference (Vipilec 2019), the first of its kind in Vietnam, is set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from June 12 to 14.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to enhance the application of e-commerce with the aim of narrowing the digital divide, an official said at the Vietnam Online Business Forum 2019 held in Hanoi on March 26.
The size of Vietnam’s online business market grew by over 30 percent to about 7.8 billion USD in 2018, compared to only 4 billion USD in 2015, according to an official of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Delivery services providers in HCM City are working hard to meet the surge in demand in the run-up to Tet (Lunar New Year), the year’s biggest holiday.
Online Friday 2018 officially kicked off on December 7, with 5,000 products at promotional prices of 0 VND or with prices reduced by 80 to 90 percent, according to event organiser the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Information technology is helping everyone including people with disabilities in Vietnam change their lives and the way they do business, delegates told a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City.
The capital city of Hanoi has implemented a wide range of measures to facilitate the sustainable development of e-commerce activities, which have grown rapidly recently.
E-commerce has rocketed in Vietnam over the past five years, with online retail sales expanding 20 percent annually, according to the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (iDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade on August 8 launched the ERP Store solution with the aim of helping businesses reach the goal of a paperless office.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) plans to publish a list of e-commerce websites and mobile applications that violate laws and regulations on online trading.
E-commerce and online shopping are forecast to become a key trend in the world, accounting for 25 percent of the global retail revenue, experts said, suggesting Vietnam promptly complete infrastructure system to boost the growth of trade.
The Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) and the Bangkok-based Reed Tradex Co. Ltd, an exhibition organiser, have agreed to cooperate in promoting specialised workshops and events to introduce technological solutions and platforms for Vietnam’s retail and consumer sector.
The Ministry of Transport has ordered GrabTaxi Vietnam Co Ltd to halt a planned expansion; the company will only be permitted to grow within the five localities in their pilot programme.
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