Hanoi (VNA) – The “Made in Vietnam 2025” Fair, which officially opened in Hanoi on December 12 evening, is featuring more than 300 booths with the participation of nearly 100 manufacturing enterprises.
Held at the Hoa Binh Park, the expo forms part of a series of trade promotion programmes implemented in the capital towards the end of the year. It aims to promote Vietnamese-made products, stimulate domestic consumption and help stabilise the market, particularly during the year-end period when consumer demand rises sharply.
Participating manufacturers, cooperatives and representatives of industry associations come from 15 provinces and cities, including Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Ninh Binh, Hanoi, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Nha Trang and Ca Mau.
At the fair, consumers and visitors can explore and purchase a wide range of specialties and OCOP (One Commune, One Product) products, spanning food items, traditional handicrafts, as well as textiles, garments and leather goods.
According to Nguyen The Hiep, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade, the event provides a valuable opportunity for businesses and localities to promote made-in-Vietnam products and regional specialties to domestic and international consumers and visitors, while participating more effectively in supply and consumption chains in the capital’s market. It also serves as a platform for distributors to identify and select reliable sources of goods, while enabling consumers to access products with clear origins and reasonable prices during the year-end shopping season.
The fair runs until December 15./.
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