Dr Jonathan Choi, Chairman of the Hong Kong-based Sunwah Group, has expressed his optimism about Vietnam’s future, saying the country has recovered “very quickly” after the COVID-19 pandemic was controlled and is one of the best performers in the ASEAN in this regard.

VOV.VN - During the first half of May, Vietnamese e-commerce platform Postmart supported the consumption of more than 100 tons of Son La plums, thereby helping farmers to bring their products to consumers across the country.

Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) plan to increase cross-border trade for their products via e-commerce platforms to promote exports in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) and Alibaba.com, a global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform, co-hosted an international conference on March 18 as part of wider efforts to boost exports through e-platforms.

Vietnam is anticipating a great chance to further promote its trade with Singapore, which has yet to be on par with the potential of both nations, as President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is scheduled to pay a State visit to the city-state from February 24-26.

Major e-commerce marketplaces have rolled out programmes to boost sales of Tet goods until the end of January 31 as the largest and longest festival of Vietnamese people is approaching.

Digital transformation saw a remarkable progress last year, with awareness of this regard among State agencies, businesses and people significantly improving, according to Deputy Minister of Information and Telecommunications Nguyen Huy Dung.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on January 7 launched two e-commerce platforms VNAMALL and VNAMAZING to offer affordable, high-quality services to customers.

Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) announced on December 15 that it has become the first Vietnamese lender to sign a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Alibaba.com, a global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform of Alibaba Group.

In 2021, Vietnam recorded 5,600 newly-established digital technology businesses, stemming from the need to work, sell and communicate online in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.