HCM CITY — Up to 260 booths representing 11 localilties are currently showcasing various local speciality goods at the Agro-fishery Supply-Demand Connection Week in HCM City’s Bình Đông Ward.

Under the theme "Connecting Supply and Demand – Enhancing Product Value – Promoting Sustainable Development,” the six-day event runs in conjunction with the Bình Đông Agricultural Products Week and the 2nd Cà Mau Shrimp Festival 2026.

It was opened on November 13 and co-hosted by the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade, the Cà Mau Province Department of Industry and Trade and the Bình Đông Ward People’s Committee.

Many local businesses, cooperatives and producers trading in agricultural products, food and One Commune One Product (OCOP) items are also participating in the event.

In addition, the event offers visitors a highlight exhibit area called the "communal house" space, which displays signature regional agricultural products from localities such as Tây Ninh, Đồng Tháp, Khánh Hòa, Lâm Đồng, Cà Mau and Quảng Ngãi.

Lê Phước Thật, deputy head of the Culture - Social Affairs Division of Bình Đông Ward, said the event also features various cultural and culinary activities for visitors.

It opens a space for visitors to make traditional cakes with artisans, play folk games and try coconut-leaf folding, coloured clay sculpting, conical hat painting and portrait sketching.

Furthermore, there are also performances of đờn ca tài tử (Southern amateur traditional music) and songs that shows rich in regional identity. — VNS