A programme to promote development of e-commerce in the Central Highlands will take place from mid-July to late August, 2022 as part of activities to push the application of e-commerce in Vietnam.
The Thai government has vowed to move forward with its e-commerce development plan, aiming to increase domestic e-commerce revenue to more than 7.1 trillion baht (209 billion USD) by 2027, average growth of 10 percent annually, local media reported.
Vietnam Airline on January 7 officially launched its ecommerce platforms VNAMAZING and VNAMALL as well as its Vietnam Airlines Gift Card, the first of their kinds in the domestic aviation sector.
The national plan for e-commerce development in the 2021-2025 period aims to turn e-commerce into one of the pioneering area of the digital economy, helping enhance the competitiveness of businesses and promoting the growth of both domestic market and export, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan.
Though there remains much room for growth, e-commerce still needs joint support from authorities, businesses, and people to develop healthily and sustainably, said a leader of the Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM).
Vietnam is aiming to have 55 percent of its population shopping online by 2025, with average consumer spending rising to 600 USD per year, according to a master plan on e-commerce development for 2021-25 recently approved by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.
The e-commerce market in Ho Chi Minh City has developed significantly, with total online spending growth up by more than 12 percent annually since 2015, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade’s report on e-commerce development.
E-commerce allows small- and medium-sized enterprises to close the gap between them and large enterprises thanks to the equal and flexible competitiveness of the digital business environment, said a local official of Ben Tre province.
Lazada Group announced on November 5 that it will assist the development of 8 million e-commerce entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Southeast Asia by 2030.
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.
The Government has approved an e-commerce development plan for 2016-20 that targets 50 percent of consumers switching from cash to other forms of payment.
The Vietnam e-Business Index (EBI) 2015 report has revealed great disparity in e-commerce development among localities, particularly in big cities including Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi.
A workshop took place in HCM City on September 18 to collect feedback from provincial authorities and businesses on the national master plan for e-commerce development orientation from 2016 to 2020.
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