[Vnbiz] eBay comes to Vietnam

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  *eBay comes to Vietnam* 16:21' 27/06/2007 (GMT+7)
*VietNamNet Bridge – The world leading online business group eBay has
officially arrived in Vietnam with the launching of its website in
Vietnamese in Hanoi this morning, June 27.*



The website will connect Vietnamese consumers to the global online market (
http://www.ebay.com), enabling them to buy goods from all over the world.



With this website, eBay hopes to create export opportunities for Vietnamese
businesses and individuals through the global eBay online market.



According to Sam McDonagh, Director of eBay Southeast Asia, the first
Vietnamese registered to use eBay in 1998. eBay is now in 38 countries, with
233 million people having registered to purchase goods via eBay.



The most popular products traded on eBay are automobiles, electronics,
clothes, computers, books, sportswear, toys and houses. The most expensive
product bought via eBay so far is a personal jet, which went for US$4.9
million.



In the first quarter of 2007, the total value of goods exchanged via eBay
was $14.3 billion. Around $1,839 of goods is moved on eBay every second.



*(Source: Tuoi Tre)*
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