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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
Coming Soon the Vietnam Online Business Forum
Vietnam Online Business Forum 2019 (VOBF 2019) is nationwide organized event, gathering the local and international e-commerce community. In 2018, the event was successful due to the contributions of domestic and foreign businesses. To continue that success, Vietnam E-Commerce Association will organize, in collaboration with the Vietnam eCommerce and Digital Economy Agency, the VOBF 2019 in three different cities: Da Nang (15/03), Hanoi (27/03), Ho Chi Minh City (29/03)-with hot topics which directly impact on businesses, such as competition, legal, transformation of industry 4.0… to attract the attention of the community. On the other hand, this year's Forum is also expected to...
26-01-2021
2019 work plan
[Hanoi, January 09th, 2019], In the series of VECOM’s joint activities, the annual Executive Committee meeting is held annually to review, evaluate the archived results and build, comment and complement the 2019 work plan. This plan is built according to operating direction in term of 2016-2020 approved by3rd National Congress of Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM), the implementation situation in 2016-2018 and e-commerce development. According to the Association’s evaluations, Vietnam e-commerce continued to grow rapidly in 2018. In legal policy advice and criticism plan for the next year, VECOM will mainly focus on highlight field attracted by public interest such as: Keep track...
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,...
26-01-2021
VOMF 2018 discusses effectiveness of Chatbot
Chatbot, an automatic chatting app, has proven its efficiency in business activities, helping enterprises save costs and time in sales and creating more benefits, heard participants at the Vietnam Online Marketing Forum (VOMF) 2018 The Chatbot app was the highlight of VOMF 2018, held in HCMC on August 15 by the Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM). Le Thiet Bao, Omni channel director at Nguyen Kim Trading JSC, said that employing Chatbot would help enterprises save costs and time and enhance sales. Chatbot is designed with a range of features, enabling enterprises to serve various groups of customers. Bao noted that despite Chatbot’s multipurpose function,...
26-01-2021
Vietnam Blockchain Summit 2018: "From Technology to Policy"
Vietnam Blockchain Summit (VBS) 2018 with the main topic "From Technology to Policy" was officially held in Hanoi on June, 8th 2018 under the cooperation of Vietnam eCommerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) and Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM). The Summit drew an enormous attention with the participation of over 500 guests and was known by thousand of other people who have interest in online business environment. VBS was considered one of the biggest and most concentrated event in terms of making policies, research, development, training and future application in regard with blockchain technology. The Summit started with a presentation by Mr. Nguyen...
26-01-2021
Hot and attractive news shaered at Vietnam Online Tourism Forum 2018
Vietnam Online Tourism Forum (VOTF), held the first time in 2017 by Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM), drew an enormous attention among the community. As the consequence, VECOM in cooperation with Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) organized VOTF 2018 in Hanoi, March 29th 2018. This is one of the most outstanding events in Vietnam International Travel Mart 2018 (VITM). According to Vietnam eBusiness Index Report, the growth rate of Vietnam e-commerce in 2017 was over 25% and would be stable for the next term 2018-2020. Noticeably, the speed of online tourism business development is over 50%, double as general e-commerce growth. A survey...
25-01-2021
Establishment of Blockchain Branch
On April 23rd 2018, Blockchain Association was founded under direction of Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM). VECOM expects that in the first 3-year term 2018-2020 Blockchain Association would actively contribute to applying blockchain in different business sectors. In Vietnam eBusiness Index Report 2018, Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) consulted that Vietnam would need to enhance quickly research and usage of blockchain in doing business, as it is considered one of basis technologies in the development of digital economy. For this purpose, VECOM has established Blockchain Association, which gathers either organizations or individuals with interest in blockchain study and utilization. The main targets of Blockchain...
25-01-2021
Vietnam Online Business Forum 2018
Vietnam Online Business Forum (VOBF) 2018 was successfully held in two cities Hanoi (March 14th, 2018) and Ho Chi Minh City (March 16th, 2018) that attracted the participation of many agencies, organizations, companies and individuals in the e-commerce field. The Forum created the opportunity to exchange new trends in online business, prominent technology, innovative business ideas and introduced new market research results relating to e-commerce to help participating companies adjust their strategy accordingly. The Forum was also a time for administrative bodies to look back and review the policies to better suit the market. This year’s Forum consisted of four topics:...
25-01-2021
2018 work plan
[Ha Noi, December 8, 2017] As part of the joint activities of VECOM, the Executive Board meeting is held annually to review and evaluate the achievements, at the same time to contribute and complete 2018 work plan. This plan is developed in accordance with the work plan for 2016 – 2020 period which was approved at the 3rd National Congress of Vietnam E-commerce Association, with the implementation of activities in 2016-2017 period and with e-commerce development practice. According to the Association, Vietnam e-commerce continues to grow rapidly in 2018. In the work plan of legal consultancy and reviewing next year, VECOM...
25-01-2021
2017 work plan
On 16/12/2016 at the 3rd Executive Board meeting of the 3rd term, Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) has approved the 2017 work plan. At this 3rd conference, Mr. Tran Van Trong - Member of the Executive Board, Chief of the Office reported activities in 2016 undertaken by the Association. Accordingly, in 2016 the Association has successfully implemented and even exceeded the plan. After the successful national congress of the third term in April 2016, the Association strengthened its apparatus from the early days to ensure its uninterrupted operation. Also in this conference, Mr. Tran Trong Tuyen - Secretary General of the Association presented...
