VietNamNet Bridge – A recent report by the Viet Nam e-Commerce Association revealed growing disparity in e-commerce development among provinces and cities, and urged the Government to implement policies

VietNamNet Bridge – Internet users tend to use their mobile devices instead of desktop computers, but Vietnamese company websites have not been optimized to meet customer demand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Government agencies should adopt a new approach to efficiently manage the Uber car-sharing service in Vietnam,

Parkson opens first mall in Da Nang; Senior SHB executive arrested; Mobile World receives $2m in shares after bonus payout; State Treasury to issue G-bonds in Q1; Guidelines issued on selling public firms

Banks increase foreign exchange rate; Vietnam expects to manufacture 200,000 automobiles in 2015; Oil import tax raised as global prices fall; Government adopts Vinamotor’s state capital sale; Vietnam manufacturing PMI peaks for eight months

VietNamNet Bridge – Electronic payments for online transactions remained modest compared with cash-on-delivery payments, according to a recent report of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on e-commerce in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The online retail market, which is expected to have the value of $4 billion by 2015, has become large enough to attract some of the bigger fish in recent months.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade's Viet Nam E-Commerce and Information Technology Agency (VECITA), has said that total sales for the e-commerce sector have soared to US$2.2 billion in 2013,

Local businesses urged to boost exports to RoK; Complex tax laws don’t deter foreign investment; HCM City to tighten energy labeling rules; Mekong Delta targets US$2.6 bln in shrimp exports; Pepper price reaches record high 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of E-commerce under the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Sunday introduced a system to assess the trustworthiness of e-commerce websites in Viet Nam in a bid to protect local customers from online trade frauds.

The Vietnamese e-commerce market is dominated by ChoDienTu.vn, a Vietnamese e-commerce product, which holds 29 percent of market share. However, the situation may change in the immediate future.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lazada, the only foreign major player in the e-commerce market, has ambitions to dislodge Vietnamese ChoDienTu from its No 1 position.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic run websites have been dominating the home e-commerce market. But the market situation would change in some days.

 Vingroup greenlights e-commerce venture; E-customs system to begin in early April; Viettel striving to expand in new markets;

VietNamNet Bridge – Four of the five best-known retail websites in Vietnam belong to Vietnamese owners.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City remains its top slot in the Vietnam E-commerce Index 2013 which was announced by the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) in a ceremony in Hanoi on December 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following a prosperous year 2013, the e-commerce market is believed to make a big leap in its development in the time to come. The turnover of $8 billion by 2017 is within the reach.

 VietNamNet Bridge – E-Commerce on mobile phones is forecast to see strong growth next year, allowing customers to easily make online purchases, according to Bizweb Viet Nam.

 HCM City’s 2011-2013 remittance nears US$14 billion; Lazada announces strong investment in e-commerce; Fuel imports keep falling on lower demand, Seasonal labor demand for Tet drops sharply