Nearly 500 representatives from the Vietnam Tourism Association, the Vietnam Society of Travel Agents, the culture and tourism sector, and involved agencies joined the National Travel Agents Forum 2021 held in the northern city of Hai Phong on January 12.
In a recent Kantar’s report (entrusted by Visa), up to 62 percent of Vietnamese consumers confirmed that the number of their transactions on online shopping platforms has seen a remarkable surge.
The following is the full text of the ASEAN Plan of Action on Strengthening ASEAN Economic Cooperation and Supply Chain Connectivity in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, which was adopted at the teleconferenced 36th ASEAN Summit on June 26.
The General Department for Market Surveillance has recently set up a working team on e-commerce to deal with the increasing number of trade violations online.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on December 18 launched three websites to fight counterfeit goods and help consumers resolve e-commerce disputes.
E-commerce is developing rapidly in Vietnam but it needs a new push to reach rural areas and help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reach customers, experts have said.
Vietnamese startups were invested in to the tune of 900 million USD in 2018, tripling the previous year’s investment, according to a report recently released by Topica Founder Institute (TFI), a startup accelerator programme in Vietnam and Thailand.
Sen Do Technology JSC, the operator of Sendo online commerce platform, has gained 51 million USD funnelled by investors from Japan, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China), including SoftBank Ventures Korea, Daiwa PI Partners and SKS Ventures.
Vietnam has become an attractive destination for foreign firms and a potential market for digitalisation and electronic commerce, said Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary General of the ASEAN.
Vietnam’s retail sector earned about 129.6 billion USD in 2017, a rise of 10.6 percent from the previous year, according to a report on global retail market trends of Savills Vietnam retail consultancy.
The establishment of an intellectual property court in Vietnam is in sight but has yet to be completed, a deputy chief inspector of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has said.
Member parliaments of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) have played a significant role in fostering regional connectivity and cooperation to propel economic-trade development and integration.
The Vimo Technology JSC and Southern Airport Services Joint Stock Company have signed a cooperation agreement on launching electronic payment services for Asian tourists when travelling into Vietnam.
Vietnam is one of the world’s fastest growing e-commerce countries, said Lai Viet Anh, deputy director of Vietnam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency (Vecita) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Some proposals in the draft Law on Cyber Security by the Ministry of Public Security are not consistent with international commitments Vietnam has made.
Dr. Alan Bollard, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, has highlighted Vietnam's role and contributions as well as its hallmarks in hosting the APEC Year for the second time in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency. Following is the full text of the interview.
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