VOV.VN - More than three tonnes of Bac Giang lychees have been exported to the EU via the local trading platform Voso and have since passed through customs clearance at Germany’s Frankfurt airport, according to the Department of E-Commerce and Digital Economy.
The newswire techwireasia.com on June 16 ran an article saying that Vietnam has been steadily growing its highly promising digital economy, presenting multiple opportunities for investors, startups, and businesses alike.
Online advertising, as the first choice of firms and brands amid the pandemic, is thriving in Vietnam and could reach the milestone of US$1 billion in revenue this year.
Digital transformation is considered to be among the key solutions to removing obstacles facing production and business and creating new development directions, and is being applied by many localities and enterprises amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
VOV.VN - The nation has been listed among the leading 10 countries in terms of smartphone users by Statista, a search tool used for the purpose of market research.
Vietnam needs to foster rapid and sustainable digital transformation but at the same time must ensure cyber security and safety, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung has emphasised.
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.
The Prime Minister has ordered the building of a national strategy on developing a digital economy and digital society to be completed in August.
The Departments of Public Security in 63 provinces and cities had collected dossiers of making chip-based ID cards of 33.9 million Vietnamese citizens as of April 27, equal to 67.8% of the goal of 50 million cards to be issued before July 1.
VOV.VN - As many as 14 free trade agreements (FTAs) have come into force since the beginning of this year, a factor which has enabled the country to establish links with 52 partners, including leading trading partners.