HÀ NỘI — Two large fairs featuring industrial and agricultural products in the Mekong Delta and the northern delta opened on Wednesday, attracting hundreds of visitors.

In An Giang Province, the Mekong Delta Industry and Trade Fair, held by the provincial Investment and Trade Promotion Centre in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Promotion Agency, will feature products of 150 enterprises from in and outside the province in 250 booths.

The fair will introduce commodities such as consumer goods, foodstuffs, household appliances and footwear, as well as garments, electronics, furniture interior decoration and construction materials.

The Mekong Delta Fair for Industry and Trade is an annual event held in the provinces of the Mekong Delta to facilitate localities, investors and businesses in the region in particular, and the whole country in general, to meet and seek partners, thereby expanding business markets.

Taking place in the Golden City Urban Zone in Long Xuyên City’s Mỹ Hoà Ward, the Mekong Delta Fair for Industry and Trade - An Giang 2017 is scheduled to last until November 13.

In the framework of the 2017 fair, there will also be a conference on the supply-demand connection to be held today.

Meanwhile, in the northern province of Thái Bình, the Northern Delta International Fair for Agriculture opened, with the participation of 200 domestic and foreign enterprises introducing their products in 300 booths.

This is an activity within the framework of the National Trade Promotion Programme held every year, bringing in many opportunities for cooperation and development in the agriculture sector and rural areas.

The international agricultural fair is being held in Thái Bình Province since 2005. Through each year, the scale of the fair has expanded in both quantity and quality, attracting many investors, domestic and foreign enterprises.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Bùi Huy Sơn, director of the Trade Promotion Agency, highly appreciated the effort to organise the international agricultural fair of the Thái Bình Province for the past 12 years.

The fair, with many useful products for agricultural production such as farming machines, bio-products, and processing machines, will allow businesses to reach consumers, promote products, and seek opportunities to join hands with domestic and foreign enterprises.

In addition, there will also be an exhibition area for socio-economic and cultural achievements of the Thái Bình Province. The fair of the northern delta will take place until November 14. — VNS