The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is seeking solutions to stop fake goods appearing on e-commerce websites, said a ministry official at a conference held in Hà Nội recently.
The Ha Noi Market Management Department proposed to put businesses via social networks such as Facebook, Zalo or Viber under management as for e-commerce websites.
Organisations and individuals using e-commerce websites will not be required to notify or register with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) from October 18.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) plans to publish a list of e-commerce websites and mobile applications that violate laws and regulations on online trading.
The industry and trade ministry''s E-commerce and Information Technology
Agency (VECITA) has warned consumers and investors to be cautious while
purchasing virtual currencies on e-commerce websites.
The Viet Nam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency last week
announced the winners of its competition for e-commerce websites in
various categories.
Viet Nam''s Internet and technology corporation VNG announced on July 9 that it has sold its e-commerce website www.123mua.vn to the FPT Corporation, but did not reveal the selling price.
The Department of E-commerce under the Ministry of Industry and Trade
on Sunday introduced a system to assess the trustworthiness of
e-commerce websites in Viet Nam in a bid to protect local customers from
online trade frauds.
Business-to-business e-commerce websites are becoming popular with
Vietnamese exporters as they seek to beat the worst effects of the
economic meltdown.
E-commerce websites participating in trade fraud
and violating customers rights are to be publicised on the official
portal website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).