Foreign visitors are interested in medicinal herb products displayed during the event. — VNA/VNS Photo
HCM City opened the first International Ginseng and Fragrance and Medicinal Herbs Festival on Le Loi street, District 1, on May 24.
Lasting til May 26, the event saw the participation of domestic and foreign businesses and localities with strengths in ginseng, flavourings and medicinal herbs, including from Canada, the US, the Republic of Korea, Japan, India, and Southeast Asia.
The festival included hundreds of booths, a food court on Le Loi street, a seminar on ginseng and aromas and medicinal herbs held at the Caravelle Hotel, and cultural and artistic exchange programmes. — VNS