Hanoi ’s Spring Fair will be held from Feb. 2-12 at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre to satisfy the consumption needs of city dwellers as the Lunar New Year festival is approaching.

According to the organising committee, there will be 900 stalls of 600 domestic and foreign businesses in the fair, providing basic necessities such as apparel and clothing, footwear, beverages, cookies and jams, furniture, household commodities, decorative plants and food specialties from different localities.

The fair is expected to be a great event for trade promotions and also for preservation of cultural values of Hanoi and Vietnam as a whole.

Art performances and festivals will be organised during the event.

From Feb. 4-7, Hanoi will also host a national Spring newspapers festival with the participation of 66 media agencies.

An online newspaper, at http://congluan.vn , will be launched during the festival. It is expected to be a useful information channel disseminating all news, domestic and international alike, to viewers and protecting the rights of its members and journalists in general./.