Ho Chi Minh City opened the first International Ginseng and Fragrance and Medicinal Herbs Festival on Le Loi street, District 1, on May 24. Lasting til May 26, the event saw the participation of domestic and foreign businesses and localities with strengths in ginseng, flavourings and medicinal herbs, including from Canada, the US, the Republic of Korea, Japan, India, and Southeast Asia. The festival included hundreds of booths, a food court on Le Loi street, a seminar on ginseng and aromas and medicinal herbs (May 24) held at the Caravelle Hotel, and cultural and artistic exchange programmes.
Source: Vietnam News Agency