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VPBank and AXYS Group sign cooperation agreement to launch a programme that help Vietnamese firms develop their online business in a sustainable manner in HCM City on April 8. — Photo courtesy of AXYS HCM CITY — Vietnam Prosperity Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VPBank) and AXYS Group that specialises in providing online and business processing outsourcing services have launched a programme to help firms develop their online business. The lender and AXYS’s member companies like Mắt Bão, CHILI, MIFI, ODS, and Navee will help them build a comprehensive online business platform. Participating businesses can choose from between VPBank’s basic support packages on its Simplify portal or the advanced package from the CHILI professional e-commerce website that is integrated with the EcomPay payment gateway. They will get preferential treatment in domain name registration from Mắt Bão. They can also improve their sales and customer care systems through the use of ODS's CloudFone switchboard, MIFI's e-invoice solution and NAVEE’s advisory on online marketing solutions. They will get priority access to credit from VPBank for future expansion. The programme is expected to enable firms to save up to 70 per cent in costs for going online and on human resources, according to AXYS. Lê Thị Diễm Phương, head of card and payment solution – SME division at VPBank, said “We realised that AXYS Group has a sustainable online business eco-system, and decided to … develop this project together.” Huỳnh Ngọc Duy, CEO of Mắt Bão, said: “With nearly 20 years’ experience in e-commerce, AXYS Group believes it can fulfil the mission of helping Vietnamese businesses build sustainable online business platforms.” — VNS …

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As people in rural and suburban areas account for 63% of the population, and 60% of the country's GDP, they have the potential to drive business growth. Nearly half of internet users in rural areas have got online shopping activities, especially they dig in information about products through chatting with the store, watching live shopping or reading reviews before deciding to buy them. Vietnamese rural consumers increase online shopping. Photo: nongthonviet.com.vn The latest report conducted by Facebook and GroupM Vietnam revealed that the habits and behavior of online consumers in rural areas have changed drastically. The surveyed people said that Facebook is the most chosen online shopping channel, followed by popular e-commerce platforms like Shopee, Tiki, Sendo. With 91% of people, Vietnamese consumers in rural areas are relying on the internet for shopping rather than traditional channels. The number of internet users is higher than television (TV) audience (86%). Daily internet usage continues to increase (149 minutes) per head and nearly double TV time (87 minutes). Among consumers watching TV, up to 47% of people also used smartphones to chat or access social networks, the report wrote. Using social media is the most popular internet activity with 92% of the people. Facebook is the most widely used social network with 97%. In addition to using social media, rural consumers watch video online (74%), play online games (34%), and shop on the internet (14%). Nearly 50% of rural users chose Facebook Watch as the favorite channel for online video. Recommendations for brands Local residents are shopping at a store of Phuc Tho district, Hanoi. Photo: Thu Huong It is estimated that from 2020-2025, the monthly spending of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in rural areas will increase by 7% on average annually, faster than that in grade-one urban areas (4%). Over 70% of FMCG categories haven’t …

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Patient health record will be shared among medical examination and treatment facilities at all levels, thus helping patients to continue their treatment at different health centers. Vietnam plans to activate a nationwide system for booking online medical examination and treatment from July 1, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long. The Ministry of Health organizes a conference to prepare for deploying online medical examination and treatment scheduling. Photo: Hanoimoi Long stressed that hospitals across the country need to integrate into this system as soon as possible. Some healthcare centers in Vietnam have applied the solution for a few years, but only as an individual effort, Long noted, adding that patients still have to queue at hospitals from 4:00 to 5:00 am for a medical check-up at hospitals. Over the past time, the Ministry of Health has worked with software businesses to come up with a system for medical examination and treatment scheduling. "This solution will help patients avoid going to hospitals several times a month", Minister Nguyen Thanh Long emphasized. Accordingly, patient health record will be shared among medical examination and treatment facilities at all levels, thus helping patients to continue their treatment at different health centers. All the data will be managed by the ministry, Long said, adding that the system needs to integrate the function of online Covid-19 medical declaration for people who have been to the medical facilities to save time and avoid stasis at health centers. "We will select a number of localities and health centers to pilot this system, then make a specific assessment before replicating the solution nationwide," said Long. …

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