About 30,000 e-commerce stores were taken down in the first nine months of this year due to trade fraud, counterfeit and contraband goods, and the scale of the problem is looking daunting.

The Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) in conjunction with the Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) on September 30 organised an online forum on digital transformation to promote Vietnam's tourism development in the context of global COVID-19 outbreak.

Retailers in Ho Chi Minh City have quickly adapted to the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by resorting to e-commerce and delivery services.

VOV.VN - Despite being a newly emerging industry in the nation, the first half of the year saw e-commerce enjoy a growth rate of 25%, withstanding the wide-ranging impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the process.

VOV.VN - The northern mountainous province of Son La said it has just exported 30 tonnes of locally-grown longans to China, one of its farm produce consumers, opening the door for this kind of fruit to penetrate the huge lucrative market.