Northern Industry and Trade Fair: Expanding product supply and linkage chains

Among the 250 booths at the Northern Industry and Trade Fair - Ninh Binh 2025, many typical products of localities that have not yet been on the shelves have been ordered by consumers.

Open up opportunities for trade and product promotion

As reported by Cong Thuong Newspaper, on the evening of December 3, 2025, at Dong Van Ward Stadium, the Department of Industry and Trade of Ninh Binh province coordinated with the Department of Innovation, Green Transformation and Industrial Promotion ( Ministry of Industry and Trade ) to organize the Opening Ceremony of the Northern Region Industry and Trade Fair - Ninh Binh 2025. This fair is part of a series of events in the National Industrial Promotion Program led by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The fair will be held until December 9, 2025.

The fair attracted 250 booths from 200 units, enterprises, cooperatives and organizations and individuals from the northern provinces and neighboring localities of Ninh Binh province , including many units from the central and southern provinces. Ninh Binh province alone participated with 50 booths belonging to local units, enterprises and cooperatives.

The products displayed at the fair are all typical rural industrial products, OCOP products, handicrafts, processed agricultural products, technological equipment and consumer goods.

Leaders of the Department of Innovation, Green Transformation and Industrial Promotion (Ministry of Industry and Trade) visited the booths

In addition to displaying and introducing typical local products, this event will also have other activities such as exchanging goods and signing economic contracts; organizing music and dance performances...

Mr. Pham Hong Son, Director of Ninh Binh Department of Industry and Trade, commented: This fair will be an opportunity for businesses, cooperatives and production establishments to meet, exchange, promote trade, expand investment cooperation and link product and goods supply chains between regions and areas across the country.

“Through the fair, businesses have more opportunities to promote their products, develop their brands, and improve the competitiveness of local goods; at the same time, contributing to affirming the position of typical rural industrial products of Ninh Binh in relation to other regions. This is also an opportunity to promote the potential, strengths, and diversity of occupations and more effectively exploit the traditional values, skills, and labor quintessence of Ninh Binh people in the period of integration and development” , Mr. Pham Hong Son emphasized.

Hung Yen province participated in the fair with many typical products, imbued with identity and brand such as longan, honey...

Ms. Do Thi Minh Tram - Deputy Director of the Department of Innovation, Green Transformation and Industrial Promotion (Ministry of Industry and Trade) believes that the Fair will be an opportunity for localities to strengthen provincial and regional linkages; contributing to promoting industry, trade and tourism of Ninh Binh province and the Northern region to make a strong breakthrough in the coming time.

The product is out of stock before it is on the shelves.

Through this fair, Ninh Binh hopes that typical rural industrial products of Ninh Binh will get closer to consumers nationwide and typical products of other localities will regularly appear in the market of Ninh Binh province.

From there, we can receive more market information, contributing to orienting production development and increasing added value for local products.

Tourists visit the booth of Ninh Binh province

According to the reporter of Cong Thuong Newspaper, right after the 2025 Northern Industry and Trade Fair - Ninh Binh was held, it was crowded with people coming to visit and shop. People followed each booth, from the entrance to deep inside the stadium; motorbikes and cars were parked tightly around the gate.

Inside the exhibition area, product introductions, sellers' offers, price negotiations, and product selections by consumers create a very vibrant atmosphere of the fair.

Ba Lang fish sauce essence was introduced at the fair.

Ms. Le Thi Van, owner of Ba Lang OCOP fish sauce products, shared: “ This is a great opportunity for business people like us to promote our products, learn and exchange experiences with each other, from direct marketing to promotion on digital platforms. More specifically, we also increase our links and business cooperation together. I buy buffalo jerky from Cao Bang province to sell, and they buy my fish sauce to sell.”

Ms. Ha Thi Xen introduces typical products imbued with Thanh identity.

Ms. Ha Thi Xem (Thai ethnic group, 65 years old), owner of the 3-star OCOP Co Lung Duck product (Pu Luong commune, Thanh Hoa) said: "The fair is an opportunity for us to promote and introduce the products of the mountainous people to everyone. This is the 6th fair of the year that we participate in, thanks to the fairs, our goods are consumed faster. Since the afternoon when I was displaying the goods, there were products such as Co Lung duck, wild boar meat, which were sold out before they could be displayed."

Many typical products of the Northwest highlands are promoted and introduced to a wide range of people.

Mr. Vu Van Hung, Director of the Center for Industrial Promotion and Trade Promotion, Department of Industry and Trade of Ninh Binh (the unit implementing the Northern Industry and Trade Fair - Ninh Binh 2025) said that all participating enterprises are supported 100% of the cost of renting booths, from the industrial promotion fund and counterpart funds of the event organizer, thereby increasing the attraction and creating conditions for units to boldly participate. The unit also proactively invites enterprises, selects units with typical products, associated with research and innovation to highlight the theme of the fair.

The Northern Industrial and Trade Fair - Ninh Binh 2025 is a meaningful activity, concretizing the policies and solutions for industrial and commercial development of the province. This is an opportunity for businesses, cooperatives and production establishments to meet, exchange, promote trade, expand investment cooperation and link the supply chain of products and goods between regions and areas in the country.

In the coming period of 2026 - 2030, industrial promotion work of Ninh Binh province will continue to be innovated in a more practical, effective and sustainable direction. Ninh Binh will focus on prioritizing support for industries with development potential, typical local products; encourage the application of high technology, digital technology, green production, energy saving; strengthen regional linkages and value chain connections in production - product consumption.

Article and photos: Quoc Huy

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