On January 7, the Kien Giang Center for Trade and Tourism Promotion announced that a train carrying price-stabilized goods including essential goods: rice, milk, sugar, cooking oil, candy, jam, soft drinks... and some household items (cups, bowls, glasses...) has arrived at Tien Hai island commune (Ha Tien city). People in this commune are excited to buy things to prepare for the Lunar New Year of At Ty 2025.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa - a resident of Tien Hai island commune - said that Tien Hai island commune is far from the mainland. The lives of Ms. Thoa and the people here mainly depend on raising fish in cages at sea, doing business and small trading.

Because travel depends on trains, daily necessities such as bowls, chopsticks, towels, rice, fish sauce, oil, sugar, cakes, jams, etc. are also limited.

"Every year, my fellow islanders and I wait for the ship carrying goods at stable prices to come here to sell so we can buy food for Tet. The ship carries all kinds of goods at stable prices, suitable for everyone's budget. The atmosphere of shopping for Tet on the island is very bustling, I feel very happy," Ms. Thoa happily said.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Anh - Deputy Director of Kien Giang Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center - said that to stabilize the market at the end of 2024 and the Lunar New Year 2025, Kien Giang will provide price-stabilized goods including: rice, sticky rice, beans of all kinds, milk, eggs, cakes, candies, jams, soft drinks and many household items to serve people in Tien Hai island commune (Ha Tien city), Son Hai island commune, Hon Nghe (Kien Luong district) and Hon Tre, An Son, Hon Son, Nam Du communes (Kien Hai district).

Price stabilization sales in these island communes will last from January 6 to 19, 2025.

"This year, the locality organized two trains to bring about 150 tons of goods to serve people shopping for Tet. These products and foods will be sold at stable and suitable prices to help people on the island celebrate the Lunar New Year 2025 with their families," Mr. Viet Anh emphasized.

27th day of Tet: supermarkets and markets are full of goods, good prices

That was the comment of Ms. Phan Thi Thang, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, after an inspection of goods security work and activities deployed to serve the 2024 Lunar New Year in Ho Chi Minh City on February 6, or December 27.