Ho Chi Minh city organizes Promotional Month

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The promotional month will take place from September to December 2017 with the focus on essential commodities such as food and foodstuff, cosmetics, beverages, electricity-electronics, telecommunications, banking, tourism and interior decoration.

On the sidelines, there will be noticeable events such as the launch of the promotional month, online promotional week, promotional fair, SaiGon rendezvous program, and consumer promotion fair.

Mr. Nguyen Phuong Dong, Deputy Director of the city Department of Industry and Trade, said this year marks the first time the “Convergence of Vietnamese goods in 2017” will be held during the event. It aims to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to introduce and display high-quality “Made in Vietnam” products.

According to the department, in July 2017, the city has had 280 fairs organized, a year-on-year rise of 27%, in which there were 123 fairs on machinery and equipment, furniture and handicrafts, textiles, leather and footwear, food beverages, and agricultural products./.