Vietnamese authorities and businesses are rolling out comprehensive promotion programmes to boost consumer spending for the upcoming Tet holiday (Lunar New Year).

Thailand's Commerce Ministry is scheduled to organise about 450 activities to stimulate exports this year, focusing mainly on four potential markets namely the Middle East, South Asia, China, and the CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam), a senior official has said.

The Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will collaborate with relevant agencies in carrying out measures to help enterprises expand their shares in foreign markets, said Vu Ba Phu, head of the agency.

The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade will host large-scale trade promotion events across more than 2,000 points of sale in the city to boost consumption and tourism.

A trip to Mai Chau district in the northern province of Hoa Binh not only offers visitors a chance to immerse themselves in nature and relish the fresh air, but also helps them see the lives of ethnic minority cultures up close. In particular, the traditional brocade weaving of the White Thai ethnics has left an indelible impression on visitors.

As many as 225 new businesses were set up in the northern province of Bac Giang in the first quarter of this year, up 20.3 percent from the same period in 2021.

The exhibition industry is expected to start recovering by the middle of next year and rebound in 2022 if the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control in the next few months, industry insiders said.

A Vietnam-Cambodia border friendship cultural house was inaugurated in Tinh Bien district, the southwestern border province of An Giang, on August 28.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has issued a strategy to develop brands for provincial specialities and souvenir items by 2020.

HCM City has created many programmes to support start-up activities, and has plans to expand its support to individuals and groups with potential, the Saigon Hi-tech Park Incubation Centre has said.

A seminar was held in Hanoi on March 29 to provide Vietnamese firms with the latest information about trade development opportunities in Israel.

Some 80 booths of 40 Vietnamese handicraft and gift firms are showcasing environmentally-friendly products at the Mega Show Hong Kong 2017 held in Hong Kong, China, from October 20-23.

Lebanese businesses wish to seek opportunities in Vietnam, Naji Mouzannar from the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (LCCIA) said at a seminar on September 27.

The Thai Ministry of Commerce unveiled six strategies on September 14 to boost sustainable export growth.