Hanoi Great Souvenirs 2024 kicks off

The Hanoi Great Souvenirs 2024 fair opened at the Hanoi Museum on April 25, offering a venue for businesses and producers to showcase cultural and souvenir products.
Hanoi Great Souvenirs 2024 kicks off ảnh 1A stall displaying handicraft souvenirs at the Hanoi Great Souvenirs 2024 fair (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA)- The Hanoi Great Souvenirs 2024 fair opened at the Hanoi Museum on April 25, offeringa venue for businesses and producers toshowcase cultural and souvenir products.

Addressing the opening ceremony, DeputyDirector of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade Nguyen The Hiep saidthe event aims to support industry associations, businesses, rural industrialproduction establishments, and artisans to introduce handicraftsouvenirs imbued with cultural identities of traditional craftvillages in Hanoi.

It also provides anopportunity for businesses and producers of handicraft souvenirs in the city topromote cooperation in producing,processing, and selling typical and high-quality rural industrial goods, thus formingsustainable production and consumption chains of rural products.

The fair features 100 stalls, exhibiting wooden, pottery,bamboo and rattan items, glassware, textiles, yarn and embroidery products, smallmechanical products, along with those under the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme.

Running until 28 April, the event is expectedto attract thousands of visitors./.

VNA

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