Vietnam to host 2025 e-commerce and digital technology application forum
Reinforcing its status as a strategic platform for Vietnam’s e-commerce and digital technology sector, the forum, part of Vietnam International Sourcing 2025, will provide updates on global e-commerce trends while fostering opportunities for Vietnamese firms to promote products, expand export markets, attract investment, and enhance competitiveness.
Hanoi (VNA) –ꦏ The Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Technology Application Forum 2025 is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 5, bringing together nearly 600 domestic and international exhibitors and business delegations from major markets such as the US, China, France, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Reinforcing its status as a strategic platform for Vietnam’s e-commerce and digital technology sector, the forum, part of Vietnam International Sourcing 2025, will provide updates on global e-commerce trends while fostering opportunities for Vietnamese firms to promote products, expand export markets, attract investment, and enhance competitiveness.
Leading players such as Amazon Global Selling, Shopee, TikTok Shop, ViettelPost, Vietnam Post, JD Logistics, Fado, Sendo Farm, and France’s Taureau AI will be present, offering advanced solutions in supply chain optimisation, logistics, and digital marketing.
A series of specialised conferences will run in parallel, covering topics such as cross-border e-commerce exports to key markets (the US, ASEAN, China, and Europe), the application of AI and digital technologies to boost export efficiency, and updates on domestic and cross-border e-commerce trends. Sessions will also highlight modern logistics models and share best practices from both local and international enterprises.
The forum will further focus on building cooperation in training and e-commerce connectivity programmes for Vietnamese businesses abroad, in collaboration with the Alliance of Cross-border E-commerce (ACBC) and other major partners, helping exporters strengthen their capacity for independent cross-border operations.
With Vietnam’s e-commerce market valued at 25 billion USD in 2024, up 20% year-on-year and ranking among the top three in Southeast Asia, the forum is expected to provide not only strategic insights into market trends but also a significant boost for Vietnamese enterprises in brand building, management, and global competitiveness./.
The exhibition highlights 80 years of contributions from the science and technology, postal, and telecommunications sectors, focusing on three key pillars: science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation. It emphasises the role of these sectors in the nation’s struggle for independence, unification, defence, and development.
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All businesses are eligible to participate in the programme without undergoing any selection or review process. Enterprises can independently launch promotional campaigns with diverse and appealing content for customers and are allowed to apply maximum discounts of up to 100%.
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Vietnam values its international partnerships, including with the UK, Finance Minister Nguyen Van Thang noted, urging UK companies, funds and financial institutions, and those from Europe and worldwide, to continue expanding investment, transferring know-how, sharing management experience and advancing green finance and technology to realise Vietnam’s sustainable development vision.
Vietnamese Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang expressed gratitude for the UK’s active role in supporting Vietnam’s efforts to draft a National Assembly resolution on creating an international financial centre. The City of London, he noted, provided pivotal insights and recommendations to shape the groundwork and development roadmap for this hub.
Vietnam is ready to deepen economic cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China and other partners, embracing a strategy of “harmonised interests and shared risks” as it leverages its fast-growing economy and market of over 100 million people.
Tay Ninh, Nghe An and Quang Tri provinces have strategic locations and significant cooperation potential, said Nguyen Thi Thai Binh, Minister-Counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy, expressing confidence that with creativity and determination, these provinces and their Korean partners will find ample opportunities for productive collaboration.
Jointly organised by the Vinexad National Trade Fair and Advertising JSC and Yorkers Exhibition Service Vietnam, the event features 1,200 booths of more than 650 exhibitors from 20 countries and territories, including Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, and the US.
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Against the backdrop of the growing comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia, the promotion and export of Vietnam’s agricultural products not only diversify supply sources for the Russian market but also help enhance the brand values and competitiveness of Vietnamese enterprises in the market that remains untapped.
International trade is no longer merely an exchange of goods but a strategic lever enabling Vietnamese enterprises to enhance capacity, secure partnerships, and expand globally.
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Vietnam aims to maintain macroeconomic stability, control inflation below the target, achieve growth of 8.3-8.5%, ensure major economic balances, surpass budget revenue estimates by 25%, and control public debt, government debt, foreign debt, and budget deficit.
Reaffirming Vietnam’s commitment to foreign investors, Finance Minister Nguyen Van Thang said government policies always aim to ensure transparency, fairness and a mutually beneficial environment that promotes innovation and safeguards investor rights, making Vietnam a sustainable and long-term investment destination.
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