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E-commerce a positive for retail sector

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the retail market in Vietnam in the first quarter of this year still recorded positive results from e-commerce, online shopping and delivery services.

Exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh opens online

An exhibition on books and documents featuring an overview of President Ho Chi Minh’s life and career opened today (May 19) at the website trienlamsachhcm.book365.vn.

15-20 percent of HCM City primary school students do not study online

In HCM City, 15-20 per cent of primary school students have not been able to learn online, according to a report by the Department of Education and Training.

HCM City strengthens online services to keep public away from government offices

The HCM City People’s Committee has directed government departments and the administrations of all 24 districts to increase the public services available online to limit the number of people who have to visit government offices.

Vietnam Ancestral Global Day to be celebrated online due to COVID-19

The Vietnam Ancestral Global Day will be celebrated online due to the complicated developments of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 16/8

Online, digital advertising on the rise, Startup Base funded by VIISA and 500 Startups, Toyota Vietnam recalls over 11,500 cars for airbag fault, Vietfish 2018 largest in 20 years, Insurance premiums surge nearly 31% in 7 months               

Black Friday weekend: Online the winner in sales frenzy

A whopping £1.4bn was spent on online sales in the UK on Black Friday - up some 11.7% on last year, according to online retailers trade body IMRG.

Thanksgiving sales surge online as shoppers stay home for holiday

 Online spending by U.S. bargain hunters climbed to above $1 billion by Thanksgiving evening, according to Adobe Digital Index, surging almost 14 percent from a year ago and reflecting a broader trend away from brick-and-mortar shopping.

Almost half the world will be online by end of 2016; poorer countries will lag, report shows

 By the end of 2016, almost half of the world's population will be using the internet as mobile networks grow and prices fall, but their numbers will remain concentrated in the developed world,

Vietnam’s test cases posted online

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Supreme People’s Court on October 19 launched a test cases page on the website toaan.gov.vn providing data on test cases in Viet Nam.

Agriculture sector goes online

VietNamNet Bridge – Vuong Duc Hinh, Chief of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariate, spoke to the newspaper Customs on how the ministry is implementing the national administrative reform.