PANO – The Vietnam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency of Ministry of Industry and Trade in collaboration with the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) held a press conference on August 18 in Hanoi introducing the Online Friday 2016.

An overview of the press conference

The program, the year’s biggest e-commerce event, featuring a chain of both online and offline activities, includes Autumn Online day 2016 on September 30, a  forum on “Developing E-commerce in Vietnam” in November, a special online shopping day scheduled on the first Friday of December (December 2), and a BigOff event from December 1-3.

This year’s program will draw the participation of 3,000 businesses, offering 200,000 products and services at discount prices, expecting a total revenue of VND 1 trillion.

The organizing panel have issued regulations on the transparency of product quality and discounts to protect consumers’ rights and make the event a success.

The program aims to raise e-commerce awareness among customers, promote online shopping activities in communities, and create opportunities for consumers to purchase quality products at lower prices.

Translated by Thuy Dung