Despite the pandemic restrictions, the race to open more shops between coffee brands continues full steam ahead.

Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi will strive to take the lead in e-commerce nationwide, considering it an important task in economic growth this year, Acting Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade Tran Thi Phuong Lan has said.

With borders closed and travel restricted since early 2020, cross-border e-commerce has proved itself as a game changer, setting the scene for Vietnamese traders to climb up the global supply chain and reducing risk of disruption caused by an unprecedented crisis like COVID-19.

Ways to facilitate Vietnam’s development of cross-border e-commerce were discussed at a workshop on exporting Vietnamese products to the world with Amazon on April 28 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s e-commerce growth rate is predicted to reach an average of 29% annually throughout the 2020 - 2025 period, with the local online market size anticipated to be US$52 billion in 2025.

VOV.VN - Several businesses based in Ho Chi Minh City are getting involved in international e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Alibaba as a means of connecting with foreign customers and increasing their revenue, especially amid the complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam Furniture Matching Week, held by the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi Minh City (HAWA), kicked off in the southern city on April 14.

Vietnamese textile and garment firms will get opportunity to promote their brands on Amazon Global Selling.

More Vietnamese firms have successfully sealed export orders in recent times with the support of e-commerce platforms like Alibaba.com and Amazon.

Vietnam has seen sharp growth in the number of businesses run by women, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said.