Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – With borders closed and travel restricted since early 2020, cross-border e-commerce has proved itself as a game changer, setting the scene for Vietnamese traders to climb up the global supply chain and reducing risk of disruption caused by an unprecedented crisis like COVID-19. Vietnam is among countries with the world’s fastest growing e-commerce, said Lai Viet Anh, deputy director of the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA). Last year, local e-commerce revenue grew 18 percent to reach 11.8 billion USD, accounting for 5.5 percent of total retail sales of consumer goods and services nationwide. Given that global