logistics giant sets eye on asia pacific

Logistics giant sets eye on Asia Pacific

The high growth of the e-commerce industry offers more opportunities for logistics companies to tap into the market’s potential.
vn e commerce startups ready to compete with intl rivals

VN e-commerce startups ready to compete with int’l rivals

Vietnamese e-commerce startups are capable of competing with international companies, which are increasingly coming to Viet Nam to set up business, delegates heard at a forum yesterday in HCM City.
retail e commerce small but growing in vietnam

Retail e-commerce small but growing in Vietnam

Vietnam remains a largely underdeveloped retail ecommerce market, with digital commerce accounting for only a small fraction of the country’s total retail sales, said experts at a recent conference in Hanoi.
itl breaks into e commerce logistics market

ITL breaks into e-commerce logistics market

Vietnam-based Indo-Trans Logistics Corporation (ITL) will establish e-commerce logistics company SpeedLink, aiming to set a solid foothold in the e-commerce logistics sector in Vietnam as well as Southeast Asia.
e commerce management discussed

E-commerce management discussed

Cross-border e-commerce management should be integrated and synchronous to ensure equality and transparency, said Phan Duc Hieu, deputy director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).
lotte to jump in e commerce field

Lotte to jump in e-commerce field

The Lotte Group revealed that its e-commerce website, lotte.vn, would be officially launched this Friday.
vn firms urged to use e commerce

VN firms urged to use e-commerce

Vietnamese enterprises, especially small- and medium-sized ones, should increase the use of e-commerce to boost their exports and showcase their products to potential partners globally, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.
retailers look to e commerce firms

Retailers look to e-commerce firms

More and more retailers in the country are shaking hands with big e-commerce companies in order to widen their businesses while ensuring cost savings.
more e wallets available but are they useful

More E-wallets available, but are they useful?

With the strong development of e-commerce, more and more e-wallets are now available in Vietnam, but they are still not that useful.
government approves plan to reduce cash use

Government approves plan to reduce cash use

The Government has approved an e-commerce development plan for 2016-20 that targets 50 per cent of consumers switching from cash to other forms of payment.
vietnamese e commerce scene under reconstruction

Vietnamese e-commerce scene under (re)construction

The closing of yet another e-commerce site in Vietnam shows that the market is undergoing a process of restructuring.
alibaba tech guru invests 3 million in vntripvn

Alibaba tech guru invests $3 million in Vntrip.vn

Local online hotel booking site Vntrip.vn has received a $3 million investment from John Wu, former chief technology officer (CTO) of China’s largest e-commerce company, Alibaba.
companies should take advantage of vietnameses growing tendency to shop on mobile

Companies should take advantage of Vietnamese’s growing tendency to shop on mobile

Mobile e-commerce (m-commerce) is set to boom in Vietnam in the upcoming years and companies need to forge plans to cash in on the growing popularity of this retail channel.
16 companies enter e payment service market

16 companies enter e-payment service market

Investors can see great promise and high growth in the e-payment service market, though it now makes up only 5 percent of the total $4 billion worth of e-commerce.
verisign sponsored event educates vietnamese businesses on ecommerce

Verisign-sponsored event educates Vietnamese businesses on ecommerce

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) on March 25 organised a Verisign-sponsored seminar for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, aiming to educate them on the immense potential of e-commerce in Vietnam.