The Vietnam Digital Transformation Day (DX Day Vietnam) 2020 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on December 14-15 with the direct participation of more than 2,500 delegates and over 10,000 others online.

Freight and logistics stocks have seen major gains since the beginning of 2020 even as the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the economy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to see 55% of the local population regularly participate in online shopping activities by 2025, with the value of goods purchased through the internet and online services reaching an annual average of US$600 per person.

VOV.VN - The logistics sector is widely regarded as a key ingredient for Vietnam's competitiveness and inclusive growth, although the country’s logistics costs remain high in comparison to the regional and global average, according to insiders speaking at the Vietnam Logistics Forum 2020 held on November 26 in Hanoi.

The lists of the most reputable players in Vietnam’s logistics sector this year were released by the Vietnam Report JSC on November 24.

Flexible warehousing models that can help businesses optimise their storage are required amid the development of e-commerce, experts have suggested.

GLP, Asia's biggest warehouse operator, is planning to cooperate with Vietnam’s SEA Logistic Partners, or SLP, in a US$1.5 billion new venture, reported Nikkei Asia Review.

Vietnamese logistics firms, especially small and medium-sized ones, need to get up to speed on digital transformation to enhance their competitiveness if they want to enter global markets after the pandemic ends, experts have said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 16 received Dutch and Belgian Ambassadors to Vietnam along with EU investors who want to pour capital into a seaport logistics project worth nearly US$1 billion in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade has unveiled a project to promote exports over the next five years.