The Department of Industry and Trade in Ho Chi Minh City presented the HCMC eCommerce Award 2015 to 10 outstanding businesses in the field on January 15.
Business representatives at the awarding ceremony (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Department of Industry and Trade in Ho Chi Minh City presented the HCMC eCommerce Award 2015 t💧o 10 outstanding businesses in the field on January 15.
The awardees include the Thegioididong Joint Stock Company, Saigon Tourist, Nguyen Kim electronics shopping center, Tiki Corporation, Recess Company, Ltd., Zanado Corporation, DKT Technology, HotDeal, Lazada, and CareerLink.
Tiki Corporation (Tiki.vn), which runs a website selling books, electronics, appliances, fashion and stationery, won the “excellent” and “most popular” awards in 2015 selected by consumers.
Ha Ngoc Son, a member from the organising board, said the programme drew 56 businesses who run 66 e-commerce websites varying in operational scales, sectors, products and commercial services.
The programme aims to evaluate the efficiency of e-commerce application for businesses, said Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade Tran Vinh Nhung.
Participants to the programme are enterprises active in fields as varied as telecommunication, books, flowers, tourism services, industrial equipment, household utensils, and fashion items.-VNA
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Business representatives at the awarding ceremony (Photo: VNA)
