The responsibilities of e-commerce trading platform entities under Chinese law and some suggestions for Vietnam

Abstract

China’s 2018 Electronic Commerce Law (ECL China) has been a step forward for the development of e-commerce in China. Accordingly, this article analyses some provisions on e-commerce platforms in the ECL China, such as the responsibility of operator and e-commerce trading floor operators regarding the information on sellers and on the listed goods; the responsibility of operators in issuing invoices, using consumers’ information, etc. From the experience of Chinese law, the article gives some suggestions to improve Vietnamese law, such as provisions on the responsibility of sellers in updating information on e-commerce platforms, the responsibility of businesses in issuing invoices when a sale is completed, and the responsibility of owners of e-commerce platforms to verify information on the platform.