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.

Farmers in the northern province of Hai Duong have earned revenue of VND1,600 billion in the lychee season this year, the highest ever. 

The novel coronavirus pandemic could act as a catalyst for digital banking adoption changing the consumption behavior of customers who do not want to go to banks for transactions in order to limit exposure.

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.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City retail landlords continue to face declining rents due to social distancing and competition from e-commerce.

Despite progressively stricter regulations by tax collectors, individuals running business via online platforms are always a step ahead finding workarounds.

E-commerce platforms in Vietnam have seen the number of new users grow by 41% since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of the new users said they would continue to use the new form of shopping even after the epidemic ends.

Some supermarkets and fast food stores in districts 12, Tan Binh, Hoc Mon yesterday announced a dramatic increase in online orders, up by 3-5 times compared to prior days.

The shift toward e-commerce due to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought challenges to Vietnam’s retail property market, according to Savills Vietnam.

Tran Van Hanh, who lives in Chao hamlet, Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province, one of the two largest litchi growing areas in Vietnam, owns an orchard that grows the most expensive litchis in the country.

Nguyen Van Lan’s 2-hectare litchi orchard in Luc Ngan district in Bac Giang province is ready for harvest. However, he still doesn’t know what to do to sell all the 40-50 tons of litchis amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

Vietnamese businesses need to prepare and move ahead to win the e-commerce race.

Many e-commerce firms still hold a traditional business mindset that does not keep up with the 4th industrial revolution as the companies lack interactions with customers.

Online shoppers are being warned over purchasing expensive goods as a rise in e-commerce means more merchants exploiting loopholes and concerns over customer protection

Farm produce should be sold in a competitive market, rather than through a "market of compassion" or rescue campaigns, experts have said.

E-wallets in Vietnam have strongly benefited from the change in payment habits during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam’s e-commerce development is a bright spot for Industry 4.0 with a high growth rate of 20-30 per cent.

Under pressure from foreign goods on e-commerce sites, Vietnamese businesses should take advantage of their internal strengths to compete.

Vietnam’s digital economy will likely reach 52 billion USD in value by 2025, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2019 report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

Privacy is an interesting topic of discussion in Vietnam. It has been influenced by village culture, an important component of the Vietnamese cultural identity.