Present at the opening ceremony were Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Uong Chu Luu, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem, Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi and Chairman of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao.

Several economic and socio-cultural projects were put on to celebrate the 1000^th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi as well as a range of diverse cultural activities to promote the image of the 1000-year-old capital city.

The event also aimed to give an overall picture of life in the capital and help to develop Party and State guidelines, policies and strategy for Hanoi’s development.

The fair, hosted by the Hanoi Trade Promotion Centre and the Bac Ha Media and Trade Joint Stock Company, will run from August 30 to September 5.