The Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is eyeing the operation of a competitive retail electricity market in 2021 following its official run of a competitive wholesale market since 2019.

The export of Vietnamese goods via the distribution networks of foreign retailers has proven to be an effective and sustainable channel, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai told a conference in Hanoi on December 17.

VOV.VN - Coffee chain Cafe Amazon, which has over 3,500 branches throughout Thailand, is scheduled to open its second store on Phan Xich Long street in Phu Nhuan district of Ho Chi Minh City.

Landlords need to be more open to different kinds of tenants to meet the actual requirements.

The race for domestic retail market share was heating up as local and foreign firms looked to expand their networks, experts said.

Online shopping traffic in Vietnam so far this year rocketed over 150% against a year earlier, with daily visits to e-commerce sites growing to 3.5 million, Nguyen Ngoc Dung, Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam e-Commerce Association (VECOM), told a workshop recently.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has emerged as a lucrative retail market suitable for financiers from abroad, with Japanese businesses recently unveiling several billion-dollar investment projects throughout the country, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - The nation’s digital economy hit US$12 billion in 2019, with the sector anticipated to record rapid growth in the coming years to reach a figure of US$43 billion by 2025.

VOV.VN - Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) has been listed among the leading 70 Best Retail Banks in Asia by magazine The Asian Banker.

With the United States being Vietnam’s key export market, Vietnamese products have started to depart for the US right after stay-at-home orders are removed due to COVID-19.