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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...
25-01-2021
2016 Work Plan
A. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES I. Consultancy and review of policies and law on e-commerce 1. Development and implementation of legal documents on e-commerce 2. Monitoring of the compliance with law on e-commerce VECOM will continue strengthening activities of monitoring and supervision of compliance with law on e-commerce. Detecting the violations of law by companies in and out of the Association. Coordinating with the state management agencies to bring about appropriate treatment measures to create a transparent environment mutually beneficial to the Association’s activities and protection of members’ legitimate rights. Consulting with relevant agencies in ODR – Online Dispute Resolution II. Propaganda and populization of e-commerce 1. On the media...
07-01-2021
Da Nang leads e-commerce in the Central and Central Highlands regions
On November 12, 2020, VECOM and Da Nang Department of Industry and Trade signed an E-commerce Development Cooperation Agreement. The four main goals of this cooperation are to promote e-commerce transactions, contribute to economic and trade development; enhance capacity and efficiency of State management of e-commerce; improving the capacity of e-commerce deployment for enterprises and individual business households (collectively referred to as enterprises), contributing to enhancing competitiveness in the context of international economic integration; improve consumer awareness and skills when participating in e-commerce, support and protect consumers when participating in E-commerce. The main cooperation contents include: 1) Supporting businesses to deploy...
07-01-2021
Workshop for consultation on the draft Decree amending and supplementing Decree No. 52/2013 / ND-CP of the Government on E-commerce
In order to create the sufficient favorable legal corridor for commercial activities and transactions on digital platforms, VECOM in collaboration with Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency organized a series of seminars on amending and supplementing Decree No. 52 / 2013 / ND-CP on e-commerce in early November in Hanoi (November 3) and HCMC (November 5). The attendants were representatives of ministries, branches, agencies, associations and speakers, experts, businesses. Speaking at the opening of the workshop in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung - Head of the drafting committee of the revised Decree said that in order...
06-01-2021
Vietnam Online Business Forum (VOBF) 2020
Vietnam Online Business Forum (VOBF) 2020, held for the first time in the form of a combination of offline and online has taken place successfully in Ho Chi Minh City (25/06/2020) with great attention of the online business community. The return of VOBF 2020 with the theme "Accelerating after the epidemic" with the participation of representatives of many pioneers in e-commerce, agencies, organizations and businesses has discussed with the online business community about market potential, technology trends, investment opportunities, human resource development, policies and laws, etc. The forum was held with 4 sessions: Session 1 – Impact of COVID-19 on consumer behavior and...
