
As Covid-19 kept consumers around the world at home, nearly everything from groceries to gardening supplies was purchased online. According to Mastercard’s latest Recovery Insights report, this amounted to an additional US$900 billion being spent in retail online around the world in 2020. Put another way: in 2020, e-commerce made up roughly US$1 out of every $5 spent on retail, up from about US$1 out of every US$7 spent in 2019.
Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 06:40:00
The upcoming IPO of automaker VinFast could catapult Pham Nhat Vuong as the first Vietnamese to enter the rarefied bracket of the world’s top 50 richest people.
Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 06:38:00
The export and import of goods and services via the Lao Cai international border gate stood at nearly 950 million USD in the first quarter of this year, up 75 percent year-on-year.
Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 06:35:00
With people constantly crossing the border legally and illegally, Vietnam must be on high alert for possible Covid-19 infections from neighboring Cambodia, an expert says.
Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 06:32:00
Around 200,000 coaches, container trucks and tractors would be equipped with cameras starting July to monitor driver and passenger conduct in accordance with a government decree.
Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 06:29:00
Viet Nam confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, raising the national patient tally to 2,714.
Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 06:27:00
The Ministry of Transport has recommended that the government should reduce taxes and fees for transport operators struggling due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
