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Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi has launched a two-month promotionalcampaign aimed at stimulating consumption and easing the difficulties facing local businesses following the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 600 companies applied from May 27 to June 9 to be part of thecampaign, putting forward nearly 800 promotional offers worth 1.2 trillion VND(52.1 million USD) and discounts of up to 70 percent, mostly in electronics,with offers worth over 360 billion VND, consumer goods, with more than 240billion VND, food with 360 billion VND, and others, such as apparel, realestate, pharmaceuticals, education, and medical equipment, with 240 billionVND.
The origin of all products in the campaign, which will last until July 31, will be traced, to protectconsumers’ rights and companies’ interests.
Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suusaid that as the city has largely brought COVID-19 under control, the municipal Departmentof Industry and Trade launched a number of domestic consumption drives in Mayand June that attracted nearly 300 companies from more than 30 cities andprovinces, bringing the total retail sale of goods and services to 46.9trillion VND in May, up 45.9 percent month-on-month and 2.9 percentyear-on-year.
A number of similar activities are also planned for the remainder of theyear./.
