The Hanoi Great Souvenirs 2022 fair, introducing 10,000 typical handicraft products, opened in the area next to the square at My Dinh National Stadium on May 11.
At the opening ceremony of the fair (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi Great Souvenirs 2022 fair, introducing 10,000 typicalhandicraft products, opened in the area next to the square at My Dinh NationalStadium on May 11.
The event was organised by the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade, as partof the activities to welcome the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi City People'sCommittee Nguyen Manh Quyen affirmed that in order to stimulate consumptiondemand and support enterprises, rural industrial establishments, and artisansin promoting, introducing and selling their souvenirs products and handicraftgifts serving domestic and international tourists on the occasion of SEA Game31, the city is holding the Hanoi Great Souvenirs 2022.
The fair has an exhibition area of 1,500 sq.m, introducing a variety of typicaland unique craft villages of the city, displaying more than 10,000 typicalhandicraft products and 100 stalls beautifully decorated, with gift productsmade by Hanoi artisans.
Along with this event, the Hanoi Municipal People's Committee directeddepartments, agencies, People's Committees of districts and towns to deploy 74civilised and commercial streets, and also organised a series of tourism eventsincluding a gift festival, a tourism festival at the Hoan Kiem District pedestrianspace, and Vietnamese Goods Week at the Trinh Cong Son pedestrian area.
At the same time, the craft villages of Hanoi City have also fully prepared theconditions for decoration, products and gifts to welcome and best servedomestic and international tourists when coming to the capital.
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At the opening ceremony of the fair (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) 
