Opening of the Hanoi International Gift and Handicraft Fair 2025

The organizing committee awarded prizes for the Hanoi handicraft product design contest in 2025. Photo: TH

This year's event will feature 450 booths from domestic and foreign businesses and production facilities, and is expected to attract more than 18,000 visitors and transactions, both in person and online.

Over 14 years of organization, Hanoi Giftshow has affirmed its role as a prestigious handicraft export fair in the Asia- Pacific region, with nearly 5,500 booths of more than 2,200 enterprises and production facilities from more than 30 participating countries.

The fairs recorded over 150,000 visitors, including more than 13,500 importers and international trade visitors, creating thousands of export contracts and memorandums of understanding, positively contributing to the export growth of the handicraft industry at 6-8%/year.

People in the capital visit the Hanoi Giftshow Fair. Photo: TH

According to Mr. Nguyen Anh Duong, Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade, Hanoi Giftshow is a place to introduce unique handicraft products, demonstrating the creativity and talent of artisans and contributing to promoting the image of the Capital "Thousand years of civilization - City for peace - Creative city".

The event also affirmed Hanoi's support in creating a favorable production and business environment, promoting sustainable development for businesses, production facilities, and artisans inside and outside the city.

At Hanoi Giftshow 2025, the booths are scientifically arranged according to many product categories: Lacquerware, wooden products, rattan and bamboo weaving, ceramics, embroidery, textiles, silk, wood carvings, mother-of-pearl inlay, bronze, stone and OCOP products, with many new, creative designs, high economic, technical and aesthetic values.

In Hanoi, there are currently more than 1,350 craft villages with about 176,000 households, accounting for 45% of the total number of craft villages in the country. The capital's handicraft products are diverse in types, designs and quality, many of which are highly competitive in the domestic market and exported to the US, EU, Japan, Russia, the Middle East and some Asian countries.

The fair takes place from October 9 to 12 at the National Exhibition Palace of Architecture, Planning and Construction, No. 1 Do Duc Duc Street, Tu Liem Ward.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/khai-mac-hoi-cho-quoc-te-qua-tang-hang-thu-cong-my-nghe-ha-noi-2025-719040.html