The Vietnam E-Pavilion on e-commerce platforms was rolled out by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s E-Commerce and Digital Economy Department in Ho Chi Minh City on December 2.
Online Friday 2019 to take place on December 6 (Photo: Onlinefriday.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – TheVietnam E-Pavilion on e-commerce platforms was rolled out by the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade (MoIT)’s E-Commerce and Digital Economy Department in Ho ChiMinh City on December 2.
The department signed an agreement with Sen Do Technology JSC and Viettel Post Corporation, the respectiveowner of e-commerce platforms Sendo.vn and Voso.vn, to launch the pavilion onthe two sites.
BuiHuy Hoang from the Vietnam E-Pavilion project said the quality of all Vietnamese products is now being controlledby the MoIT to make buyers feel secure.
The Vietnam E-Pavilion hasbeen set up to distribute leading Vietnamese products for low costs, enablinglocal producers to diversify their distribution systems and promote theirbrands, while allowing consumers to buy goods directly from producers, he said.
Thedepartment also gave updates on Vietnam’s largest online shopping day, OnlineFriday, on December 6.
Morethan 1,000 brands will take part in Online Friday 2019, offering about 50,000items with discountsof up to 70 percent. Transactions on the day are expectedto top 2.5 trillion VND (107.7 million USD), said Dang Hoang Hai, director of the department.
It will also involveShopee, Tiki and Sanhangre besides manufacturing companies such as Oppo andHabeco, and distributors of genuine goods, he said.
On sale will be essentialgoods for the Tet holiday, home appliances, tech products, cosmetics, fashion items,airline tickets, books, and stationery products, headded.
Besides,an e-commerce experience week is being held in Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang to provide shoppers with practicalexperience of online shopping, QR code scanning, voucher hunting, amongothers, he said./.
Renowned brands like Samsung, Oppo, LG, Jetstar, Vinamilk, Mattana, Canifa, and Uma, among others, will offer their products at a substantial discount during the fifth Online Friday scheduled for December 7.
Online Friday 2018 officially kicked off on December 7, with 5,000 products at promotional prices of 0 VND or with prices reduced by 80 to 90 percent, according to event organiser the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Different levels of discounts, even up to 100 percent, will be offered to a wide range of products during the Hanoi Sales Promotion Month, which is set to take place in the capital city in November with the participation of 500 retailers and businesses.
Vietnam’s top e-commerce shopping event, Online Friday 2019, will for the first time help businesses sell goods through e-voucher systems, enhancing shopping experiences for customers.
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Online Friday 2019 to take place on December 6 (Photo: Onlinefriday.vn)
