It was the first time an agricultural product of Vietnam had been shipped to Europe through the “cross-border e-commerce” model on a platform developed and operated by the Southeast Asian nation, via a cooperation programme among the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency, Voso and Viettel Post.

Thanh Ha lychees in a supermarket in Paris.

Voso launched its Voso Global last March, offering high-quality Vietnamese farm produce to consumers in foreign markets, especially overseas Vietnamese. They could place orders and make payments via an international payment system. Products will be carried by air to Germany via Viettel Post’s partners and delivered to customers within 4-5 days.

Head of the Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency Dang Hoang Hai said previously, Vietnam exported farm produce to Asia and Europe, mostly via international e-commerce platforms like Amazon.

Now via Voso, Vietnam’s e-commerce industry has made a stride in bringing fresh and quality products to demanding markets like Europe.

General Director of the Viettel Post Tran Trung Hung said in the immediate future, the agency will partner with Voso to build its Vietnamese and English versions, thus better serving overseas Vietnamese in Europe and European consumers.

As the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement already took effect, exporters, local enterprises, cooperatives and individuals with quality products could have more chances if they optimise cross-border e-commerce.

2021 lychee season gains success in hard time

(BGO) – Covid-19 pandemic made 2021 lychee season the hardest crop ever in the northern province of Bac Giang. Amid the disease complicated development, the province has renovated implementation methods and  so far consumed nearly 90 percent of the products, which is a key milestone to affirm the correctness of the provincial instruction to achieve a successful lychee season in the hardship. 

Vietnamese lychees impress Belgian consumers

The first batch of fresh Vietnamese lychees grown in Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province was put on the shelves at the Carrefour supermarket in Belgium on June 23 and has received positive feedback from local consumers.

Vifoco processes 1,000 tonnes of Luc Ngan lychees

(BGO) – Since early season, Vifoco Import Export Joint Stock Company (Vifoco) in Bac Giang city (Bac Giang province) has bought 600 tonnes of Luc Ngan fresh lychees to process and supply to domestic businesses, supermarkets and restaurants. 

Vietnamese lychees reach EU consumers through e-commerce platform

More than three tonnes of lychee from the northern province of Bac Giang has been exported to Germany via the e-commerce platform Voso.

Bac Giang consumes over 151,000 tonnes of lychee, accounting for 80 percent of productivity

(BGO) – As of June 21, Bac Giang province sold more than 151,000 tonnes of lychee with the price of 12 – 55,000 VND per kg of fresh fruit, accounting for about 80 percent of the productivity, reported the provincial Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT).  

Source: VNA