81 percent of Vietnamese consider online shopping to be integral to everyday life: Study

Eighty-one percent of Vietnamese respondents considered online shopping to be integral to everyday life, according to a regional consumer study conducted by e-commerce platform Lazada in collaboration with Milieu Insight.
81 percent of Vietnamese consider online shopping to be integral to everyday life: Study ảnh 1Illustrative photo. (Source: tapchitaichinh.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Eighty-one percent of Vietnameserespondents considered online shopping to be integral to everyday life,according to a regional consumer study conducted by e-commerce platform Lazadain collaboration with Milieu Insight.

The study surveyed 6,000 online shoppers, 1,000 from eachcountry, on their current and future commerce behaviours and attitudes. It wasconducted in January 2022 across six Southeast Asian markets – Vietnam, Singapore,Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Its findings show that 59 percent of Vietnamese digitalconsumers made online purchase at least once per week. Some 85 percent saidthey have been spending more online since the outset of COVID-19.

About 66 percent of respondents said that they always seekthe best deal to optimise household expenses and 52 percent a strong preferencefor shopping from local brands.

The results indicate a major opportunity for Vietnameseenterprises on online marketplaces as the sites not only help sellers accessbuyers more easily but also optimise costs./.
VNA

See more

Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, and Mass Mobilisation Vu Thanh Mai (right) and UNICEF in Vietnam Representative Silvia Danailov. (Photo: VNA)

Party agency, UNICEF promote cooperation in child care, protection

Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, and Mass Mobilisation Vu Thanh Mai highly valued the cooperation between the commission and the UNICEF in Vietnam in child care, education and protection during his working session in Hanoi on April 22 with a delegation of the UNICEF in Vietnam led by its Representative Silvia Danailov.

Binh Thuan's fishing boats anchored on the Ca Ty River. (Photo: VNA)

Binh Thuan ramps up measures to combat IUU fishing

According to the Binh Thuan Department of Agriculture and Environment, the province has completed registration for all “three-no” fishing boats - vessels without registration, licences or monitoring systems - measuring six metres or more. About 2,710 such vessels have been registered, meeting 100% of the ministry’s requirements and 2,012 operational vessels have been fitted with VMS devices.

A booth at the book fair (Photo: VNA)

Book fair improves knowledge for young Vietnamese in Russia

Hosted for the fifth time by the Vietnamese-Russian Volunteer Club under the Vietnamese Students' Association in Russia, the event aimed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 – 2025) and the Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21).

Participating Vietnamese students and representatives of Japanese businesses in a group photo at the Tokyo job fair on April 19. (Photo: VNA)

Job fair held for Vietnamese students in Japan

Supported by the Vietnamese Embassy, the 18th VYSA JOB FAIR 2025 saw the participation of representatives of 11 Japanese companies, sponsors, and Vietnamese associations in Japan.

The signing ceremony for the handover of the remains. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, US hold 169th repatriation ceremony for American MIA servicemen

At the ceremony, Vietnam handed over four boxes containing remains recovered during recent joint excavations in Hue city, and Quang Tri and Kon Tum provinces. Preliminary forensic analysis on April 15 suggested the remains may belong to US MIAs and they will be sent to Hawaii for further identification.

A visitor to the photo exhibition "Solidarity and support of the Italian people for Vietnam" (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam’s National Reunification Day marked in Italy

Mauro Alboresi, General Secretary of the Italian Communist Party, emphasised that the victory holds immense significance not only for Vietnam and its people, but also for all nations that fought against imperialism.