A seminar on technical assistance for Vietnamese female entrepreneurs engaging in cross-border e-commerce was held on January 21 within the framework of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

The US’s Warburg Pincus plans to implement a cross-border e-commerce project in Binh Duong province – a magnet for FDI in the south of Vietnam, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

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.

Cross-border e-commerce has changed the way firms are doing business, with micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) given more equal opportunities to access global market, said Vu Tien Loc, Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

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.

Vietnam needs to develop a proper legal framework to manage e-commerce on social networks in the context that e-commerce was booming in the country, according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

VOV.VN - The world’s leading global shopping platform Amazon Global Selling hosted an online e-commerce seminar on Dec. 8 – 9 to showcase Vietnamese goods to consumers worldwide.