The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Vietnam on December 8 held an award ceremony honouring member companies and organisations with outstanding activities in corporate social responsibility (CSR) this year.

Despite the severe COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese startup ecosystem is witnessing an impressive growth, with various startup projects being successful in gaining millions of dollars of capital this year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese localities and China’s Zhejiang province should enhance experience sharing in the areas of the Chinese side’s strength such as sustainable development, digital economy, science-technology and infrastructure construction.

Vietnam's Online Shopping Day, dubbed ‘Online Friday 2021’, began at 00:00 hours on December 3, marking the start of the largest online shopping event in the country lasting 60 hours.

Once operational, the Vietnam National Pavillion on Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com will help Vietnamese products to be distributed directly to consumers in the importing countries, said an official.

The e-commerce market of Vietnam has expanded strongly in recent years, becoming a popular business method among enterprises and consumers.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 27 hosted a reception in Bern, Switzerland for Sandra Scagliotti, Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Turin, Italy.

VOV.VN - The US’ website Fiber2Fashion ran an article on November 25 stating that Vietnam is expected to be the fastest growing e-commerce market in Southeast Asia by 2026, with e-commerce gross merchandise value hitting US$56 billion, representing a 4.5 fold-rise of the estimated value this year.

The Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on November 26 announced an e-commerce week and the Vietnam Online Shopping Day – Online Friday 2021.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is set to host an online tourism festival from Dec. 4 to 25 to help businesses connect with consumers via online commerce channels Shopee and Traveloka, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.