The Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) in partnership with Google and partners announced a series of Retail University activities to promote e-commerce for retailers this year.

The Ministry of Finance has asked digital-based businesses and delivery service companies to provide information about e-commerce sellers using their platforms and services so they can be taxed.

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).

Five Vietnamese companies have been listed in the top 10 most visited e-commerce websites in Southeast Asia despite the global pandemic affecting consumers in the region, according to the latest e-commerce report.

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

E-commerce websites will be given ratings to increase customers’ trust in purchasing and payment activities in the online environment.

An e-commerce credit evaluation system is needed to increase customer confidence in purchase and payment.

Foreign tech giants like Facebook, Google, and YouTube will have to pay taxes in Vietnam under a draft circular, after years of invoicing their revenues out of the country.

Revenues posted by e-commerce platforms for January were up 30% year-on-year despite there being fewer promotions than in previous years, figures from the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the platforms reveal.

The General Department for Market Surveillance has shown determination in the fight against counterfeit goods and trade fraud products in e-commerce channels.