Workshop promoting e-commerce with EU to be held in Hanoi

A workshop on promoting trade with EU market via Amazon online shopping channel will be held in Hanoi on May 10, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas). ​
Workshop promoting e-commerce with EU to be held in Hanoi ảnh 1A textile factory - Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)
 
Hanoi (VNA) – A workshop on promotingtrade with EU market via Amazon online shopping channel will be held in Hanoion May 10, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas).
The workshop will be a venue for businesses andexperts to discuss online shopping trend on Amazon, the world’s leading onlineshopping website.  
It will look into measures to promoteadvantages of textile of and leather footwear products in export. 
Two German experts in e-commerce and marketingstrategy, André M. Aslund and Ryan Ong, will share their experience with and giveadvice to participating businesses. 
The signed EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)has opened up many opportunities for Vietnamese commodities to enter the EUmarket, said Truong Van Cam, Vice President of Vitas, adding that the trend ofe-commerce toward this huge market has also grown rapidly thanks to the agreement.–VNA 
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