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09-06-2021
Many e-commerce companies have joined forces to eat Bac Giang lychee and Hai Duong lychee.
In addition to 2 seashell floors, Postmart of postal enterprises, there are now many other e-commerce platforms such as Lazada, Sendo, Cuccu.vn to support farmers in Hai Duong and Bac Giang to consume lychee close to the harvest itself. In the context of the complicated Covid-19 epidemic, local authorities in Hai Duong and Bac Giang provinces are actively implementing many solutions to both ensure the fight against the epidemic, but still promote production, especially the consumption of lychee – specialties of local farmers. Also due to the effects of the epidemic, lychee export activities face certain difficulties, consumption channels through digital platforms, e-commerce products...
09-06-2021
E-commerce - the Lifes saving rope of the Covid period for retailers
Mastercard's most recent Recovery Insights report said that online retail spending around the world in 2020 has increased by about $900 billion. According to Mastercard's most recent Recovery Insights report, online retail spending around the world in 2020 has increased by about $900 billion. In other words, in 2020, for every $5 spent on retail, e-commerce accounts for about $1, up from 1/7 in 2019. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced consumers around the world to stay home, almost everything from vegetables to gardening items, to online shopping. And therefore, for retail stores, restaurants and businesses, big or small, the ability to sell online has...
19-02-2021
Vecom and USAID organize communication at Sapo Company about wildlife protection
A crime of wildlife trade on a global scale is increasing at a dizzying pace, posing a serious threat not only to wildlife, the balance of ecosystems, but also significantly affect the sustainable development of the economy and society. Vietnam is now considered a "hot spot" for wildlife trade when it is a transshipment, supply and consumption place for wildlife products. The illegal trade and consumption of African pangolin, rhino horn and ivory in Vietnam in the past decade has shown no sign of abating, but it has become more complicated, pushing these species closer to the brink of extinction. Facing...
19-02-2021
Personalized experience - Marketing optimization for Enterprise
Vietnam Online Business Forum – VOBF is annual event organized first time in 2016 by Vietnam E-commerce Association and has attracted considerable attention from the community. Continuing its success, VOBF 2019 was held in Hanoi on August 14th, 2019 and Ho Chi Minh City on August16th, 2019. The event which was taken place 3rdtime in Vietnam gathered more than 2.2000 participants from 2 regions including top speakers in marketingdomestically and internationally with attractive and hot topics. “Personalized experience” is this year's topic held with 4 sessions. Session 1 “Facts and Trends”. Up to 82% of the world's population is online, via smartphones...
19-02-2021
Vietnam E-commerce market attracts Korean Yuhantechnos Company
In 2018, Vietnam e-commerce continues to develop comprehensively with the growth rate of over 30%. With high and continuous growth since 2015, we believe in achieving the target of US $ 10 billion of enterprises with consumers by 2020 stated in the e-commerce Development Master Plan for 2016 - 2020. In the context of the fourth industrial networks, in addition to facilitating, opportunities for local businesses to do business online, this is also a lucrative market for foreign businesses. On July 1st, Ms.Park - Ph.D. in Information, Scence , Director of KICC visited Vietnam E-Commerce Association. Mr. Nguyen Binh Minh -...
19-02-2021
Inevitable Trend of Online Tourism
On June 26, 2019, Vietnam Online Tourism Day 2019 co-organized by Vietnam E-commerce Association and Vietnam Tourism Association was taken place successfully with presence of state agencies, companies and businesses related to online tourism. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung-Chairman of VECOM addressed opening speech At opening speech, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung, Chairman of Vietnam E-commerce Association showed that according to Report of World Tourism Organization, current tourism trend or tourists behavior has now entered a new phase called “ Connecting tourists”. It means that the tourists actively find destinations, tours, hotels and also post comments, reviews about their experiences after the trip to...
19-02-2021
Vietnam's online travel market attracts Agoda
On April 23rd, 2019, Mr. Greg Wong-Managing Director of Agoda Services Company Limited visited Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM). After that, Chairman of VECOM and Managing Director of Agoda has openly exchanged many issues regarding online travel. Greg Wong emphasized that Agoda is primarily technology company owning big data from its customers and can comprehensively analyze visitor behavior and effectively provide more value-added services. Mr. Greg Wong – Managing Director of Agoda Services Company Limited Vietnam is one of the large online travel market concerned by Agoda. Agoda customers are primarily foreign visitors who book rooms for their trip to Vietnam. However, the rate...
19-02-2021
Program Sustainable E-Commerce Development
PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT In recent years, the e-commerce in Vietnam has achieved the high pace and the scale of online trading almost reaches the goal of 10 billion USD. However, online shopping is relatively popular in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The potential of online shopping would be increased if we set up the coherent policies and closely connect with community business providing services and solutions for business online. To dig in this potential, VECOM suggested sustainable e-commerce development in the period from 2019 – 2025. This program proposes two radical solutions. The first one is strengthening the belief of consumers,...
19-02-2021
Workshop Policy Aspects for Vietnam Digital Economy Development
March 7 in Hanoi, Workshop Policy Aspects for Vietnam Digital Economy Development was co-organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and World Bank Group. At the opening of the ceremony, Mr. Cao Quoc Hung - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade said, we are living in a world which increasingly shaped by the industrial revolution 4.0 leading by profound changes in Technology and Digitalization, that has a profound impact on global trade, economic growth, and social progress. Mr. Cao Quoc Hung- Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade According to Deputy Minister Cao Quoc Hung, the industrial revolution 4.0 contributed significantly to the global...
19-02-2021
The speed of e-commerce development
In 2015, Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) evaluated that from 2016,e-commerce entered a new phase with the outstanding feature of fast and stable development. In terms of growth rate, in parallel with the steady development of the economy and a GDP growth rate of over 7%, 2018 continued to witness a strong growth of e-commerce. Based on information from the survey, VECOM estimated that the growth rate of e-commerce in 2018 compared to 2017 was over 30%. In terms of scale, with a low starting point of about 4 billion USD in 2015 but thanks to the average growth rate for three consecutive years, the scale of...
26-01-2021
Modern format stores capturing Vietnamese shopper trips
From a shopper perspective, the shifts in modern trade structure should bring a positive change for the Vietnamese shoppers because shoppers now have more options to shop and buy. The latest global Nielsen’s Shopper Trend report reveals that while Vietnamese shoppers reduced their visits to wet markets, they go to convenience stores, minimarts, personal care/drug stores and traditional grocery stores more often. The number of shopping trips to these stores in 2018 was reported relatively higher than that in 2010. (See chart 1) Gaurang Kotak – Head of Consumer Insights – Nielsen Vietnam explained “There are several factors driving this shift....
26-01-2021
Conference on E-Commerce Exchange between Laos- Vietnam
Hanoi, 7th January 2019, Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) with the lead of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung - Chairman, attended the discussion with the participation of Laotian delegates led by Mr. H.E Bounmy Manivong - Deputy Minister of Ministry of Industry and Trade, to share experiences about e-commerce development in each countries as well as potential opportunities for mutual collaboration. In the conference, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung emphasized that e-commerce is a very attractive sector to both domestic and international investors coming to Vietnam market, with big attribution to economic growth. Hence, the appearance of many E-commerce-supporting platforms such as: e-commerce marketplace,...
