NA chief launches “One Commune One Product” fair in Quang Ninh
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended and cut the ribbon to open the One Commune One Product (OCOP) fair in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on April 27.
Quang Ninh (VNA) – National Assembly ChairwomanNguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended and cut the ribbon to open the One Commune OneProduct (OCOP) fair in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on April 27.
The annual event is held twice a year as an effectivechannel to promote local trade, connect producers with distributors, and setdevelopment orientations for goods production in line with market demand.
This year, the fair has for the first time been considered aregional event and included in the national trade promotion programme by theMinistry of Industry and Trade.
With the largest scale to date, it gathers 460 stalls, ofwhich 32 are operated by foreign companies from Thailand, the Republic ofKorea, Iran, Japan, and Cambodia. It features farm produce, handicrafts, andspecialties of domestic and regional participants.
Visitors are also treated to a beer festival, a festival oftraditional cakes from across Vietnam, an exhibition of products by Vietnamesetraditional craft villages.
The OCOP programme was initiated by the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development in 2008. Quang Ninh is the first localitynationwide to implement the project from 2013.- VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
