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Gov't establishes National Expo Steering Committee
VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has decided to establish the National Expo Steering Committee, which shall be led by Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son.
The Viet Nam Exposition Center, the largest in Southeast Asia and one of the ten biggest exhibition complexes worldwide
The steering committee comprises two Deputy Heads including Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung (Permanent Deputy Head) and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan.
Members of the committee include Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Thanh Nam, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang, Deputy Minister of Public Security Pham The Tung, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Manh Khuong, Deputy General Director of Viet Nam News Agency Nguyen Thi Su, Deputy General Director of Viet Nam Television Do Thanh Hai, Deputy General Director of the Voice of Viet Nam Pham Manh Hung, Vice Chairman of Ha Noi municipal People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen, and Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation under the Ministry of Science and Technology Nguyen Tien Tai.
The Steering Committee is in charge of studying and proposing to the Prime Minister's specific, practical, and effective plans, solutions, and approaches for organizing National Fairs.
The committee shall assist the Prime Minister in directing and coordinating ministries, ministerial-level agencies, governmental bodies, and relevant agencies in organizing national expos.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be the standing agency of the committee.
The committee shall be dissolved automatically after December 31, 2030.
First Spring Fair 2026 to open in early February
The Viet Nam Spring Fair 2026, the first national Spring Fair will take place at the Viet Nam Exposition Center (VEC) in Dong Ạn Commune, Ha Noi on February 4–8, 2026.
Building on the success of the Autumn Fair 2025 (from October 25 to November 4, 2025), the upcoming fair aims to strengthen trade promotion, boost domestic consumption during the Lunar New Year, expand export markets, and enhance Vietnamese national brands.
Covering an area of over 100,000 m² at the Kim Quy Exhibition Hall complex with 10 halls and an estimated 30,000 standard indoor booths, the fair will feature strategic zones spanning textile–leather–furniture value chains (VIVC 2026), agriculture, regional specialties, cultural industries, and Southern Tet experiences led by Ho Chi Minh City.
The "Family Spring – Tet Consumption" Zone will showcase a wide range of consumer goods, focusing on Tet food, gift items, home decor, family entertainment, and interactive shopping experiences.
The "Viet Nam Agriculture – Spring Essence" Zone, chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, will highlight key agricultural products, OCOP-certified goods, and traditional village specialties. It will also introduce clean production, processing, and traceability models aligned with green and sustainable consumption trends.
The "Hometown Spring – Regional Specialties" Zone allocates a 250 m² shared pavilion for each participating province or city, featuring local specialties, clean farm produce, OCOP products, geographic indication-certified goods, and regional Tet cuisine and cultural experiences.
The "Essence of Vietnamese Culture" Zone, implemented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, promotes commercialized products from 12 cultural industry sectors, inspired by Vietnamese traditional Tet themes and the Year of the Horse Spring Festival.
The "Spring Colors – Flowers, Ornamental Plants and Tet Decor" Zone, co-hosted by the Ha Noi People's Committee, the Viet Nam Ornamental Creatures Association, and the Viet Nam Craft Village Association, displays and commercializes a vibrant collection of bonsai, orchids, peach blossoms, apricot flowers, kumquat trees, lanterns, folk paintings, handicrafts, and feng shui decorative items.
Additionally, a special exhibition zone led by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee will spotlight the city's economic, industrial, financial, innovation, cultural, and tourism achievements. It will also present Southern Tet artistic performances, festival interactions, and cultural exchange activities, reflecting the city's openness and creativity./.