The Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Amazon Global Selling Vietnam on June 8 launched a cross-border e-commerce initiative in the breakthrough era.

VOV.VN - The Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals in Japan (AVIJ) on April 16 held a congress to review activities during the 2019-2021 tenure and outline orientations for the next term.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese automaker VinFast is aiming to co-operate with Amazon to integrate their Alexa voice experience into its vehicles, according to PR Newswire, the premier global provider of multimedia platforms.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is in the process of developing a map of Vietnamese agricultural products as part of efforts to introduce each locality’s farm produce to potential customers via online platforms.

Amazon Web Services Inc (AWS) has announced plans to launch a new AWS Local Zone in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Military Industry-Telecoms Group (Viettel) moved up a total of 99 places to reach 227th position in the 2022 list of the world’s 500 most valuable brands with a brand value of US$8.758 billion.

Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sold nearly 7.2 million products to Amazon customers around the world, average 14 products every minute, from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021, according to Amazon Global Selling.

VOV.VN - Investors from the United States have continued to inject money into a total of 1,135 projects nationwide, with a total registered capital of over US$10 billion as of November, despite negative impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Though e-commerce channels are considered one of the best solutions to sell local products amid the pandemic, legal risks from the activities remain a concern.

The Enterprise Development Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment in coordination with Amazon Global Selling Vietnam on September 9 held a webinar to launch a programme for firms interested in export via e-commerce.