VOV.VN - Many production, business, and service sectors based in Ho Chi Minh City have witnessed a sharp drop in revenue due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, although e-commerce remains a bright spot after recording strong growth, with this trend expected to continue moving forward.

The US’s Warburg Pincus plans to implement a cross-border e-commerce project in Binh Duong province – a magnet for FDI in the south of Vietnam, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

Vietnam’s e-commerce sector is looking back on a year full of booming business, fuelled not only by increasing demand but also by technological innovations that foster more interaction between buyers and sellers.

VOV.VN - Despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, there remains ample space to bolster Vietnamese furniture and wood exports to the United States in the near future, according to industry insiders.

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.

E-commerce platforms may choose not to declare and pay tax on behalf of sellers, this is new information as per Circular 100 issued by the Ministry of Finance, replacing the previous Circular 40.

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.