Despite the robust development of e-commerce, traditional trade channels have maintained their domination in Vietnam as they satisfy shopping habits of local consumers.

The initial database has taken shape, but the two pioneering component projects of the Vietnamese Digital Knowledge System Plan still needs more information contribution from the community to develop.

Contactless payment is becoming trendy in Vietnam thanks to the growth of technology and the country’s young population.

Giants Amazon and Alibaba both have ambitious plans for the Vietnamese market.

E-commerce firms not only are spending big money to run marketing campaigns to lure more customers, but are also expanding their warehouse networks and logistics services.

From growing e-commerce, online gaming, travel booking, and offline-to-online platforms such as ride-hailing and food delivery, Vietnam’s digital economy continues to thrive.

As online commerce has boomed, agencies fear that it will be difficult to prevent banned goods, goods restricted for import and export, and origin fraud.

There are still many obstacles in the Vietnamese market in particular and Southeast Asia in general. That is why the world’s biggest retailer isn't directly selling goods without intermediaries in the region, analysts say.

Both online sale channels serve as effective tools for Vietnam’s businesses to sell their products to the world market.

It is a particularly exciting time for demographers in Vietnam as the country’s preliminary census data has now been made available.

Vietnam could have Southeast Asian's third-largest e-commerce market by 2025.

Tiki wants to become ‘faster and faster’, trying to shorten the delivery time. And Lazada uses showbiz celebrities to lure young customers.

They are spending big money on technology to manage business effectively and give clients the best experiences, and on marketing campaigns to lure more customers.

E-commerce is developing rapidly in Viet Nam but it needs a new push to reach rural areas and help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reach customers, experts have said.

The ratio of cashless payments in Vietnam remains low, standing at only 11.49 percent of total means of payment, according to a recent report from the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

The passing of the amended Law on Tax Management by the National Assembly is expected to improve the taxation on e-commerce activities.

Tighter regulations should be applied for people who buy products online under the cash on delivery (COD) form to prevent the situation in which customers refuse to receive the ordered goods.

There should be a shared database of online sellers to make sure tax collection in e-commerce activities is sufficient, officials have said.

As service platforms now have a large number of users, online marketplaces have begun thinking of removing the payment fee exemption to ease losses.

 VNG, the Vietnamese technology firm specializing in digital content, online entertainment, social working and e-commerce, now has a valuation of $2.77 billion.