Opening up a journey of connection, strongly spreading the spirit of innovation, cooperation and development

On the evening of November 3, at the Vietnam National Exhibition Center (Dong Anh, Hanoi ), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the closing ceremony of the first Autumn Fair 2025. Also attending were Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son, Head of the Steering Committee of the Autumn Fair 2025; leaders of ministries, branches and central agencies.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the closing ceremony of the first Autumn Fair in 2025. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

Since the first opening day (October 25), the 1st Autumn Fair - 2025 has become a space for creativity, connection and spreading Vietnamese values. Millions of visitors have visited and experienced; thousands of trade transactions, cooperation agreements have been signed and countless Vietnamese products have been widely promoted, contributing to promoting domestic consumption, expanding export markets and enhancing the image of Vietnam's national brand.

This closing ceremony is an opportunity to summarize the impressive results, express gratitude to organizations, businesses and localities that have accompanied the fair, and spread the spirit of sharing and kindness through the program "Autumn of Hope - Sharing love towards the central and northern mountainous regions" launched by the Prime Minister right from the opening ceremony of the fair.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other leaders and delegates attended the closing ceremony of the first Autumn Fair in 2025. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the first Autumn Fair in 2025 will be held on the largest scale ever in Vietnam, with a total area of 130,000m², 3,000 standard booths, and 2,500 domestic and foreign enterprises and organizations. The fair attracts an average of 100,000 visitors per day, the highest among domestic trade promotion events. The scale and number of visitors far exceed previous fairs, demonstrating the strong appeal of Vietnamese products and consumer confidence in domestic goods.

Trading and buying and selling activities took place vigorously, with an average revenue of 300 million VND/standard booth/10 days, and a total direct revenue of nearly 1,000 billion VND, of which the local booth area reached 50 billion VND. The total value of transactions, contracts and memorandums of understanding (MoU) reached nearly 5,000 billion VND, with the local area alone reaching nearly 500 billion VND. These figures show that the fair is not only a place to promote products but also a "real trading floor", helping businesses find partners, expand supply chains and develop export markets.

Within the framework of the fair, the Organizing Committee held 11 conferences, seminars, thematic forums, selected 30 typical booths and continuously organized international trade programs with businesses from: Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, New Zealand and the European Union (EU); recorded more than 100 cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding signed. These activities clearly demonstrate the orientation of shifting from simple trade promotion to comprehensive trade promotion, linking trade-investment-innovation and digital transformation.

During the closing ceremony, the Organizing Committee honored 30 organizations and businesses with outstanding booths, and also expressed gratitude and received donations to support people in the central and northern mountainous regions affected by natural disasters. In particular, the Organizing Committee decided to stop the fireworks display and transfer all funds for this activity to support people in the central region.

After the closing ceremony, the first Autumn Fair 2025 will continue until November 4.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized: "After 10 days of excitement, professionalism and inspiration at the Vietnam National Exhibition Center, today, we are very happy, excited and solemnly organize the Closing Ceremony of the 1st Autumn Fair in 2025 - an event marking a good start, opening a new chapter for a series of national trade-investment-cultural promotion events of international stature of Vietnam in the new era".

Honoring outstanding exhibition spaces. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

True to the theme “Connecting people with production and business”, the first Autumn Fair in 2025 is a forum for promoting trade and investment, a “real trading floor”, where people are affirmed to be the center, the subject, the driving force and the resource of all production, business and consumption activities.

The Fair attracted more than one million visitors; thousands of trade deals, contracts and memorandums of understanding on investment cooperation and technology transfer between domestic and international enterprises were signed, with a commercial value of nearly VND 5,000 billion. Direct revenue at the Fair and through online channels increased by 40-45% compared to the average level of national trade promotion events in recent years, thereby creating thousands of jobs for workers.

This has affirmed that the fair is an effective channel to stimulate domestic consumption - an important driving force to promote production and import and export, an active method to renew "traditional growth drivers", a dynamic bridge connecting international trade cooperation, creating momentum for the development of the domestic market in the digital age.

The first Autumn Fair in 2025 has become a festival of creative technology and art and culture, where the core value is affirmed: "Economic development must go hand in hand with cultural, social and human development". Not only stopping at commercial transactions, the fair has created a multi-dimensional connection space, where modern technology "blends" with traditional cultural values.

With 5 sub-zones, more than 3,000 booths, gathering more than 2,500 businesses, the Fair is a journey of experience across Vietnam, a vivid picture of the vitality of Vietnamese goods for a large number of visitors.

Each booth is a cultural piece, a unique story about the localities and people of Vietnam, where not only industrial products, high technology, green energy, modernity, cultural and artistic products, unique regional products shine, but also a space for shopping and entertainment experiences full of fun and incentives, along with unique cultural and culinary festivals. Many Vietnamese products and brands are highly appreciated by international friends, opening up new export opportunities and gradually "covering" Vietnamese brands on the global trade map.

The success of the first Autumn Fair in 2025 is an affirmation that the Vietnamese market is not only attractive in terms of scale and development speed, but also a safe, friendly, promising and attractive "destination" for international investors. The Fair is a symbol of the spirit of solidarity and common development aspirations of the entire Vietnamese people; clearly demonstrating the belief in a dynamic, creative and future-oriented Vietnam.

This success comes from the Party's wise leadership and direction, the Government's decisive and flexible management, the participation of the entire political system, people, and business community with the spirit of "Party leadership - State creation - pioneering enterprises - public-private partnership - people's sympathy - international support" - a great source of strength that helps Vietnam confidently rise up, integrate deeply, and affirm its position in the international arena.

On behalf of the Government leaders, the Prime Minister acknowledged, commended and highly appreciated the responsible, dedicated and creative participation of central and local ministries, branches, the business community, people nationwide and international organizations and friends - those who joined hands to make the first Autumn Fair in 2025 a success - an economic and cultural festival rich in identity, connecting Vietnam with the world in the spirit of cooperation and development.

The Prime Minister stated that recently, at the opening ceremony, the Prime Minister called on the business community, compatriots and soldiers nationwide to join hands in donating and supporting compatriots affected by natural disasters through the program "Autumn of Hope - Sharing Love". With the spirit of "developing production and business always goes hand in hand with social responsibility", up to now, through fundraising and support activities, the Organizing Committee has announced that it has received about 316 billion VND to support compatriots affected by storms and floods in the central region.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, the Prime Minister respectfully thanks the whole community for their generosity and sharing with the people in the flood-hit areas. This spirit of humanity is the most beautiful expression of the precious tradition of "national love and compatriotism" of our nation, the foundation and endogenous strength for us to go further and more firmly on the path of development.

In recent days, people in the central provinces of our country have had to struggle to cope with natural disasters, storms and floods, causing very heavy losses in human lives and property; in the near future, they will continue to deal with storm No. 13, which is strengthening in the East Sea. With the tradition of "mutual love and affection", "national love and compatriotism" and the spirit of "whoever has something contributes, whoever has merit helps merit, whoever has property helps property, whoever has a lot helps a lot, whoever has a little helps a little, wherever there is convenience, help there", at today's ceremony, the Prime Minister continued to call on the business community, people and soldiers nationwide to continue to accompany, join hands to support, share losses, and give more motivation for people in areas of natural disasters and storms and floods to be resilient and steadfast in the face of difficulties, soon stabilize their lives and restore production and business.

The Prime Minister affirmed that the first Autumn Fair in 2025 concluded with impressive numbers, inspiring, motivating and creating positive spillover effects. To continue promoting the positive results achieved, the Prime Minister suggested:

Based on the results of this fair, the Ministry of Industry and Trade proactively built a model for organizing a professional, modern, and effective annual Autumn Fair and urgently proposed a plan to successfully organize the first Spring Fair in 2026.

Ministries, branches, agencies, units and localities promote opportunities, commitments and agreements formed at the fair; transform trade results into specific, practical and effective projects and products for people's lives and the country's socio-economic development.

Industry associations and the business community continue to innovate their thinking and make efforts in production and business to affirm the value of Vietnamese brands, contributing to the country's socio-economic development while demonstrating responsibility to the community, especially providing timely and practical support to people in areas affected by natural disasters and floods.

Leaders of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front receive support from ministries, sectors, corporations and businesses to support people affected by natural disasters and floods in the central region. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

International partners and organizations continue to accompany Vietnam in trade cooperation, investment, technology transfer, human resource training, green development, digital development and sustainable development; together expanding the space for cooperation, for peace, prosperity and common development around the world.

Let us all join hands and unite, together connecting love with love, connecting people with people, connecting people with economy, society, and culture so that we can all enjoy this wonderful connection in a warm, humane, humane, effective, and practical way, contributing to spreading Vietnamese values in the international community.

The Prime Minister emphasized: "With today's successes, we believe that cooperation connections, creative ideas and products bearing the Vietnamese mark will continue to be nurtured and expanded, becoming new resources for the country's growth and integration. The success of today's fair not only marks an economic-cultural and sharing event, but is also the premise to open a new journey - a journey of connection, lighting up and strongly spreading the spirit of innovation, cooperation and development, realizing the aspiration of a strong, prosperous, civilized and happy Vietnam in the new era. With a new spirit, new faith, new aspirations in a new Spring, see you again at the 1st Spring Fair in 2026!".

According to Ha Thanh Giang/nhandan.vn

Source: https://baovinhlong.com.vn/kinh-te/202511/mo-ra-hanh-trinh-ket-noi-lan-toa-manh-me-tinh-than-doi-moi-sang-tao-hop-tac-va-phat-trien-0020620/