Vietnam, the Netherlands promote exports through digital environment
The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade will cooperate with agencies, organisations, and businesses to support Vietnamese exporters in e-commerce.
A memorandum of understanding between the agency, PUM Netherlands Senior Experts, and e-commerce platform MISSLINH is signed on April 4 in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietna𝕴m Trade Promotion Agency underthe Ministry of Industry and Trade will cooperate with agencies, organisations,and businesses to support Vietnamese exporters in e-commerce.
Speaking at a memorandum of understanding signing ceremonybetween the agency, PUM Netherlands Senior Experts, and e-commerce platformMISSLINH on April 4, Hoang Minh Chien, deputy head of the agency, said the support aims to save costs and time, speedup order processing, and expand market access. Promoted e-commerce is expected to further contribute to thecountry’s export, Chien said. The cooperation will be an important milestone in promotingcooperation in research and development as well as effectively supportingVietnamese small and medium enterprises to export goods, especiallyagricultural products to the EU in the coming time, he said. Both the PUM Netherlands Senior Experts and MISSLINHe-commerce platform work on the principles of transparency and sustainabledevelopment, and are on a mission tomake a difference for Vietnamese businesses in the EU market./.
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A memorandum of understanding between the agency, PUM Netherlands Senior Experts, and e-commerce platform MISSLINH is signed on April 4 in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) 
