On the evening of February 13, the 2026 Spring Fair officially closed at the Vietnam Exhibition Center (Hanoi).
Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assessed that the first Spring Fair in 2026 has become a loud "opening drum", signaling a favorable start - a new opportunity for the country with impressive results.
According to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, after 12 days of opening, despite unfavorable weather conditions, cold, rain, and developing e-commerce, the Fair welcomed more than 500,000 visitors and many international delegations to visit, shop and connect trade and investment cooperation.
The biggest achievement of the first Spring Fair is connecting supply and demand; connecting businesses with businesses; connecting consumers and production and business; connecting spiritual and material culture; being a place to shop, sign trade and investment contracts, and explode e-commerce in the digital and green transformation environment" - the Prime Minister emphasized.
According to the Prime Minister, the success of the 2026 Spring Fair is a vivid proof and affirmation of the national endogenetic strength, the strength of belief, solidarity and aspiration to rise up, self-reliance, and self-strengthening of the entire nation.
First, affirming that the Fair is an effective domestic consumption stimulus channel - one of the important growth drivers.
Second, affirming the strong vitality of the spirit of "Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese goods". The success of the Fair has affirmed the trust and acceptance, pride and absolute priority of domestic and international consumers for quality national products.
Third, affirming that this is not only a space for meeting consumer needs with products and goods, but also a place to meet and connect people, an ideal cultural exchange "date".
Fourth, affirming the unique brand of the Spring Fair with unique values: Being a gathering place for the "essence" of Vietnamese regional goods and products "class in quality - modern in design - rich in cultural identity"...
Fifth, affirming Vietnam's confident attitude in moving towards organizing regional and international trade fairs.
Finally, this is a achievement from the wise leadership and direction of the Party, the drastic and flexible management of the Government, the involvement of the entire political system, people, and the business community with the spirit of "Party leadership - State construction - Public-private partnership - Pioneering enterprises - Country development - Happy people".
To continue to maximize the results of the Fair and turn "spring opportunities" into "wins of the whole year", the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to take the lead in summarizing and evaluating the effectiveness of the fair, drawing valuable lessons.
Ministries, branches, Party committees, and local authorities at all levels have mechanisms and policies to constantly improve the quality of Vietnamese goods; continue to drastically direct the clearing of goods flows, maintain the growth momentum of domestic purchasing power, and directly contribute to the economic growth goals of localities and the whole country.
The business community is always pioneering, resolutely declaring war on counterfeit goods, fake goods, and poor quality goods; conquering the world with products with superior quality, international standards, high competitiveness and imbued with Vietnamese intellectual identity.
For international friends and partners, the Vietnamese Government welcomes and commits to creating the most favorable, open, equal and transparent business environment possible.
On behalf of the Government, the Prime Minister announced the closing of the first Spring Fair in 2026 and promised to meet again at national trade fairs with 6 more points: larger scale, higher stature, deeper connection, more professional organization, stronger spread and more enjoyment for the people.
