{
  "id": 1622927,
  "title": "Vietnam OCOP Festival 2026 to be held in Ho Chi Minh City",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/vietnam-ocop-festival-2026-to-be-held-in-ho-chi-minh-city",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T03:35:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SGGP English Edition Business",
    "slug": "sggp-english-edition-business",
    "url": "https://en.sggp.org.vn/vietnam-ocop-festival-2026-to-be-held-in-ho-chi-minh-city-post128968.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Vietnam OCOP Festival 2026, themed \"Innovation from Tradition – Breakthrough to the Future,\" is set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from December 3 to 6 at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in Saigon Ward. Organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, the festival aims to showcase local OCOP products from 34 provinces and cities, as well as those from Ho Chi Minh City, through a dedicated exhibition space featuring 200 booths. The event will also host the OCOP and Green Economy—Net Zero Forum and OCOP Product Business Matching, discussing sustainable development and green OCOP product orientations. Additionally, the festival will include OCOP Product Livestream Sales sessions on TikTok Shop. Authorities have tasked provincial and municipal departments to develop plans and organize areas showcasing local OCOP products and tourism offerings, and direct relevant agencies to select OCOP products for the Vietnam OCOP Product Competition.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}