Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi will strive to take the lead in e-commerce nationwide, considering it an important task in economic growth this year, Acting Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade Tran Thi Phuong Lan has said.

Ho Chi Minh City leads Vietnam in digital transformation, but its small, medium and micro enterprises, which account for a majority of businesses, face challenges in achieving it.

VOV.VN - Despite undergoing a number of administrative procedures to ensure that investment conditions become more transparent, Vietnam is facing several significant challenges regarding business climate improvements in the future, according to insiders.

The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the process of digital transformation in businesses, experts said, and has urged companies to consider their own resources and conditions to ensure and increase efficiency.

Alibaba.com, the global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform of Alibaba Group has organised an online summit to offer Vietnam 'The New Boom' products and services to accelerate Vietnamese SMEs in digitalisation.

Support is to be provided to small and medium–sized enterprises (SMEs), enabling them to use intellectual property (IP) rights to build stronger, more competitive and resilient businesses, said Dinh Huu Phi, Director of the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Efforts aiming to improve the local business climate have continued despite the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) slowing progress in comparison to previous years across different fields, according to the latest report by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

The “Policy Dialogue Meeting on the Distribution and Logistics Industry between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea” (RoK) was held via videoconference on April 9 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the RoK’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE).

The target of Vietnam earning US$39 billion from garment and textile exports in 2021 is perfectly feasible, Vu Duc Giang, Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), has said.

VOV.VN - The European Union delegation to Vietnam joined the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (VINASME) co-hosting roundtable talks on March 26 in order to discuss future opportunities and challenges for local SMEs brought about by the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).