Digital platforms have played a key role in helping Vietnamese firms take their high-quality products to the world, insiders have said.

VOV.VN - The number of products Vietnamese businesses sell via Amazon has increased by 300% over the past five years, heard a conference on cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) in Hanoi on May 22.

Applying technology in logistics and e-commerce will bring many benefits, thus optimising the efficiency of these two sectors, and contributing to reducing logistics costs for the entire economy, heard a workshop in Hanoi on May 16.

Training human resources in e-commerce is among focuses in plans on e-commerce development for 2024 of many localities, according to the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economic Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnam has emerged as one of the most promising shoppertainment markets and is expected to become an e-commerce powerhouse in Southeast Asia.

The Centre for Information and Digital Technology under the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade, has been connecting local departments, agencies and branches with e-commerce platforms and e-commerce service providers to deploy the Flagship Store model of local stalls on e-commerce platforms.

VOV.VN - The cross-border B2C E-commerce (consumer-facing segment of e-commerce) is set to grow strongly in 2027 and become the fifth largest export industry in Vietnam in the next five years, according to Amazon Global Selling.

The Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City has coordinated with several e-commerce platforms to organise a series of seminars on cross-border e-commerce and global growth opportunities for Vietnamese businesses.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s e-commerce services have grown considerably at between 16% and 30% annually over the past few years, with market size likely to hit US$20.5 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy, Ministry of Industry and Trade, will organise the Vietnam E-commerce Development conference on December 1 at Daewoo Hotel, Hanoi.