Using E-commerce To Promote Vietnam's Development Of Foreign Trade

Vietnam has been in the midst of rapid economic growth in recent years,with its export-oriented economic mode and developed foreign trade.Utilizing e-commerce to facilitate the development of foreign trade not only helps Vietnamese businesses to gain more resources in the market information,but also to communicate by the Internet-transmitted information so as to achieve shared resources.At present e-commerce is a global emerging industry and a new development trend under which Vietnam can't escape from.Since global economic crisis in 2009,Vietnam has been greatly affected.To compensate for the loss inflicted by the financial crisis,the Vietnamese government has launched a number of policies and measures to stimulate economic development.Meanwhile,Vietnamese Internet technology,communications technology and other industries have obtained good opportunities for development,becoming important sectors of Vietnamese economic growth.Currently e-commerce in Vietnamese education,business,tourism and other sectors has been developed step by step.It dramatically changes people's lifestyle,therefore;it is of great significance to Vietnam's development.Vietnam needs to be recovered from the financial crisis and establishes a perfect e-commerce system to make it a driver of economic growth.E-commerce development brings opportunities as well as presents challenges to Vietnam.Nowadays the Vietnamese e-commerce development has rapid momentum and in the meantime,has many difficulties.Due to a slow beginning and other problems,including lack of understanding e-commerce,limited capacity for information technology,imperfect national management,foreign trade tax rights of e-commerce,low proportion of on-line payment,Vietnamese e-commerce is not adapt to international trade.As a foreign student from Vietnam,the author analyzes the relevant theories,experiences and current situation of e-commerce facilitating international development trade,and puts forward some suggestions and counter-measures.The research results show that in the IT-based development wave of foreign trade,only by vigorously developing e-commerce to promote foreign trade can Vietnam gain initiative in global international trade activities and facilitate its foreign trade development.