The Indonesian-based Gojek will launch car-hailing and e-payments in Vietnam this year, which Grab and the Be Group have offered for a couple of years already.

Vietnam ranks 70th among 190 economies in this year's Doing Business 2020 report released by the World Bank (WB). One year earlier, it ranked 69th, and in 2018, it was 68th.

Over the past decade and a half, VNG has diversified into cloud computing, ads, digital payments and media, and built up one of the biggest digital user bases in Vietnam, said an article recently published on the Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asia.

Forms of digital payment have become more popular in Vietnam, particularly e-wallets and QR codes.

VOV.VN - To penetrate deep into the United Kingdom, Vietnamese businesses have been advised to carefully explore its indigenous culture as well as payment methods and distribution channels.

The Vietnam Grand Sale 2021 will take place nationwide from July 1 to 31, with discounts of up to 100%, heard a press conference in Hanoi on April 28.

Ho Chi Minh City is focusing on developing its infrastructure system serving e-commerce amid the rising trend in online shopping, according to the city’s Department of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - VNPAY-QR payment solution, a national brand that has consistently recorded impressive growth during the early part of the year, has been helping users to quickly pay for their shopping bills and other services in a manner which is both safe and convenient whilst not using cash.

Ho Chi Minh City received US$1.45 billion of overseas remittances in the first three months of this year, up 10% over the same period last year, reported the city Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.

VOV.VN - The first quarter of the year witnessed overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City increase by 10% year on year to U$S1.45 billion, according to figures released by the municipal Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.