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19-02-2021
Support Coconut Online Business in Ben Tre Province
The E-Business Index for many years shows that most of the e-commerce activities have taken place in two economic centers, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and some adjacent dynamic provinces such as Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, and big cities directly under the Central Government are Hai Phong, Da Nang and Can Tho. Online business activities in most other provinces are still weak and there is a risk of falling behind compared to the two leading cities. VECOM said that it is necessary to narrow the digital divide between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with other...
19-02-2021
Vietnam Online Business Forum 2019 in Hanoi
Vietnam Online Business Forum (VOBF), the biggest national e-commerce event organized by Vietnam E-commerce Association in collaboration with Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency got high concern from online business community. With the topic “Break the Bound”, VOBF 2019 expects that agencies, organizations, enterprises and individuals will break their limits and together discuss to find out new opportunities and targets. Opening speech by Mrs. Lai Viet Anh, Deputy Director of Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency showed that in recent years, Vietnam e-commerce is growing at a rapid pace. 2018 was considered as a vibrant development year of online business with...
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
Officially Published the Vietnam Online Business Forum 2019
On March 12, 2019, Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) held a press conference to announce the Vietnam Online Business Forum 2019. This is an annual event organized by VECOM that has received high attention from the online business community. In 2019 VECOM will coordinate with the Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy (iDEA) to organize this Forum in Hanoi (March 26, 2019), Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh (March 28, 2019) and Da Nang (March 15, 2019). VOBF2019 - Break the Bound is an opportunity for agencies, organizations, businesses, and individuals to discuss opportunities and challenges of the field of e-commerce and...
19-02-2021
Invitation to attend the Press Conference ”Vietnam Online Business Forum - VOBF 2019″
Vietnam Online Business Forum - VOBF is an annual event organized by the Vietnam E-commerce Association, which has received high attention from the online business community. In 2019 VECOM cooperated with the Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (iDEA) to organize this Forum in Hanoi (March 26, 2019, Ho Chi Minh City (March 28, 2019) and Da Nang (15 / 03/2019). VOBF attracts the participation of many agencies, organizations, businesses and individuals operating in the field of e-commerce in order to create opportunities to discuss new trends in online business and floating technologies. turn on and innovative business ideas; Also at...
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
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,...
