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HCM City (VNA) - An e-commerce site for high-quality Vietnamese goods, at hvnclc.chophienonline.vn, debuted in Ho Chi Minh City on January 21. The site forms part of the second phase of the “Go Online” project, carried out under a partnership between the Business Association of High-quality Vietnamese Products and the Digital Transformation Alliance DTS. It is a trade platform for all Vietnamese products earning the “High-quality” title and for producers to promote products and trade. Each business will be provided with a virtual store on the site to share information and images of their goods, said Huynh Quang Hien, Operations Manager at the Centre for Business Studies and Assistance (BSA). He expects the site will be well-received by customers. The first online trade fair of the site will take place from January 23 to February 5, selling products for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. It features high-quality products made by the Bao Minh Confectionary JSC, … [Read more...] about E-commerce site for high-quality Vietnamese goods debuts in HCM City

Pham Nguyen Thien Thu, an executive of the association, said the platform would “act as an official channel for promoting products under the Vietnamese High Quality Products programme.” … [Read more...] about E-commerce platform for high-quality VN goods set up

At a conference held in the province on Wednesday, experts discussed measures to step up shipments via the world's biggest e-commerce platform and opportunities for Vietnamese firms to boost cross-border sales. They also shared solutions to develop brands in the digital era while introducing support services to businesses who want to sell products on Amazon. … [Read more...] about Đắk Lắk aims to boost exports via Amazon

A rise in both the number and the value of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in Vietnam last year and early this year have signaled that M&As are booming in the country. According to auditing firm Pricewater House Coopers (PwC)’s statistics, there were 295 M&As worth a combined 1,138 million USD in the country last year, up 77 percent over the previous year. In the first quarter of this year, the market was more ebullient with larger acquisitions: the Vietnam Industrial and Commercial Bank (Vietinbank) sold 10 percent and 15 percent of its statutory capital to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Canada ’s Nova Scotia Bank respectively, and VNPT Global sold 10 percent of its shares to the Singapore Technologies Telemedia (ST Telemedia). Notably, the Hung Vuong Fishery Joint Stock Company (HVG) offered to buy 3.75 million shares of the An Giang Fishery Import-Export Joint Stock Company (AGF) in a bid to raise its share in AGF to 51 … [Read more...] about M&A boom building up steam in Vietnam

Vice Chairman of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Huynh Ngoc Duong said selling products on Amazon will help local goods engage in the global value chain, adding many training courses have been held to improve local firms’ understanding of e-commerce activities. … [Read more...] about Dak Lak aims to boost exports via Amazon