Visitors at the Consumption Promotion Fair being held at the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium in HCM City’s District 11 until January 3. — VNS Photo

Around 230 businesses are displaying a wide range of products at the 2020 Consumption Promotion Fair which opened in HCM City on Tuesday (December 29).

The fair at the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium in District 11 has 380 booths showcasing consumer goods, food, textiles, footwear, cosmetics, household appliances, handicrafts, and furniture, and selling them at big discounts.

They also introduce the city’s key industrial products and typical rural industrial products.

There will be cultural and entertainment activities featuring popular musicians and comedians at the fair.

Nguyen Phuong Dong, deputy director of the city Department of Industry and Trade, the annual fair, which this year has the theme ‘Event connecting promotional forms,’ seeks to stimulate consumption in HCM City and neighbouring provinces during the New Year holiday.

It offers businesses the opportunity to show off their products to prospective customers, popularise brands, seek partners, and generally enlarge their market.

The fair, organised by the HCM City Centre of Supporting Industries Development and Thien Viet Advertising and Commercial Promotion JSC, will go on until January 3. — VNS