On Tuesday, a workshop about promoting e-commerce applications in business took place in Da Nang. 

Jointly organised by the Viet Nam e-Commerce and Information Technology Agency and the city’s Department of Industry and Trade, the event was attended by a number of local retailers and distributors.

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Discussions focussed on helping local businesses enhance the implementation of their online sales and payment methods via their own websites and e-commerce trading floors.  Also, the participants were introduced to ways to effectively manage and fully tap the advantages of e-commerce to enhance the efficiency of their trading and production activities.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in 2015 45% of Viet Nam’s businesses had their own websites, and about 5,000 e-commerce sites were registered across the country.  Also, 62% of the country’s internet users did online shopping, and each online shopper spent an average of 160 USD.