Major US high-tech corporations including 3M, Dow, Amazon and Qualcomm are seeking cooperation in technology and innovation with Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

VietNamNet Bridge - Amazon, the giant sales platform with 300 million buyer accounts worldwide, is seeking suppliers in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has said that the presence of Amazon in Vietnam will give opportunities to Vietnam’s businesses to reach the world market, but businesspeople are not so optimistic. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Amazon and Alibaba’s presence in Vietnam could create a heated battle for customers. 

 Amazon has teamed up with police in the US in an effort to stop thieves who steal parcels left outside homes.

VietNamNet Bridge - Since the beginning of the year, Amazon and Alibaba, the two largest e-commerce players from the US and China, have been busy seeking supply sources in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese publication market is proceeding more slowly than Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

In the digital and artificial intelligence era, orthodox publishing groups no longer play the key role in the world’s publishing industry. The role has been transferred to Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple. 

 Amazon has defended working with US police forces to provide facial recognition technology, amid concern from civil rights groups.

 Drones that monitor crops, control mosquito populations and deliver defibrillators are to be tested in US airspace.

Amazon will find it not easy to conquer the Vietnamese market as it will have to compete with millions of people selling products via social networks, especially Facebook, analysts say. 

VietNamNet Bridge - E-commerce has gained stunning growth over the last few years, but taxation agencies are finding it difficult to collect taxes from businesses and individuals in the sector.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many in the Vietnamese entrepreneurial community believe the arrival of Amazon, the e-commerce giant, will be a ‘threat’, not an ‘opportunity’.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, a promising retail market for retailers thanks to its young population and economic growth, faces a lack of qualified workers for the sector. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The news that Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, is arriving in March has stirred up the retail community.

 In a move that could revolutionise the way we buy groceries, Amazon opens its first supermarket without checkouts - human or self-service - to shoppers on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Amazon is pursuing a two-step strategy to enter the Vietnamese e-commerce market. 

 The Alexa voice assistant has been Amazon's remarkable runaway hit this past year.

Amazon.com Inc  launched a cash payment service in Mexico on Tuesday, aiming to expand its customer base in a country where shoppers are wary of credit card fraud and often earn their living in paper currency.

 In a rare public feud between large technology companies, Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday its Echo Show devices could no longer play videos from YouTube