VOV.VN - The negative impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic appears to have dampened the enthusiasm of consumers in Hanoi for this year’s Black Friday promotional sales.

VOV.VN - With fashion outlets across Hanoi preparing for the upcoming Black Friday sales, there is growing concern among retailers that consumers seem to lack enthusiasm for this year’s promotion due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

VOV.VN - More than 10,000 online and offline businesses have registered to take part in Online Friday 2020 set to kick off on December 4, offering a huge number of attractive discounts on popular items.

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.

Hanoi’s Q3 new apartment supply fell 60% year-on-year to a five-year low of 3,100 units as COVID-19 hampered new launches.

Members of the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM) sold a total of 677,739 motorcycles in Q3, a year-on-year fall of 18.49%.

Sales of automobiles in September increased 32% against the previous month to reach 27,252 units, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) reported on October 10.

Automobile sales in August were down 14% against July, to 20,655 units, despite the introduction of a range of promotional programmes, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam suggests the US complete the granting of licenses for Vietnam’s fresh pomelo products in order to allow them to make inroads into its market.

VOV.VN - The British Department of Health and Social Care has granted the CE marking and Certificate of Free Sale (CFS) to Vietnam’s coronavirus test kits.