Hanoi leads the E-Commerce Business Index 2025 with 74.7 points, followed by Ho Chi Minh City with 73.5 points and Da Nang with 28.1 points.

Amazon Global Selling Vietnam and the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) on June 27 organised a cross-border e-commerce forum to provide updates on policy directions, sketch out solutions to expand Vietnam’s online exports, and promote global operation for Vietnamese companies in the coming time.

Vietnam needs to devise appropriate policies, especially those related to customs, to develop e-commerce across the border sustainably, heard a seminar held by Customs Magazine in Ho Chi Minh City on August 11.

Online exports are seen as a “launchpad” that helps businesses maintain sustainable revenue and increase exports in the context of rising inflation and consumers tightening their spending.

Vietnam’s e-commerce market is forecast to increase by 25% to 20 billion USD by the year’s end, according to a report on the Vietnam E-Business Index (EBI) 2023 conducted by the Vietnam E-commerce Association (Vecom).

E-commerce will remain the fastest growing and most stable economic sector this year, according to the Vietnam Online Business Forum 2023 in Hanoi on April 18.

With 85.7 points, Hanoi stands second in the Vietnam E-Business Index (EBI) 2023 rankings, following Ho Chi Minh City.

Representatives from Vietnamese, Lao and Thai cities and provinces proposed cooperation measures at a forum in the Lao province of Champasak on April 10.

The Ministry of Finance has called on e-commerce platforms to pay tax on behalf of sellers, but online traders insist the suggestion is impractical.

Vietnam’s e-commerce revenue in 2022 maintained an increase of about 15% compared to last year, according to the Vietnam E-commerce Association (Vecom).

Economists attending an October 31 seminar said the Vietnamese Government has created favourable mechanisms to facilitate businesses’ engagement in e-commerce, along with ideal legal infrastructure related to the sector.

To encourage Vietnamese consumers and businesses to apply digital payment, Visa, a world leading e-payment technology company, has expanded activities in response to the annual Cashless Day in Vietnam (June 16).

Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) plan to increase cross-border trade for their products via e-commerce platforms to promote exports in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

AI Hack Bootcamp 2021 – a programme that seeks AI solutions for e-commerce - was launched at a ceremony jointly held by the Saigon Hi-tech Park Incubation Centre and the Vietnam E-Commerce Association on October 1.

Though e-commerce channels are considered one of the best solutions to sell local products amid the pandemic, legal risks from the activities remain a concern.

Though there remains much room for growth, e-commerce still needs joint support from authorities, businesses, and people to develop healthily and sustainably, said a leader of the Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM).

E-commerce platforms must be electronically connected with tax management agencies from the beginning of next year, not from next month, as the tax watchdog aims to better collect taxes from sellers operating on the platforms.

Retail University 2021, a series of activities to support small- and medium-sized retailers in promoting online sales, will be organised from April 7-9.

The Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) in partnership with Google and partners announced a series of Retail University activities to promote e-commerce for retailers this year.

Vietnam’s e-Commerce growth reached 32 percent last year and averaged about 30 percent annually since 2016, according to a report by the Vietnam e-Commerce Association (VECOM).