HCM CITY — HCM City's District 1 will organise a F&B Networking Fair 2023 later in August to highlight special Vietnamese culinary characteristics and promote businesses in the field. It is the largest event in the field held by the People's Committee, Labour Confederation, and Business Association in the district and the HCM City F&B Association. Contest Overview, a professional bartending competition, is part of the event, with over 500 bartenders from restaurants and hotels in the city. The event will also set a precedent by proposing a nighttime economic development plan to the HCM City People's Committee to solicit investment, he said. HCM City has been organising numerous well-received culinary events and festivals to promote local businesses and restaurants, such as the Food and Culture Festival on April.