HCM CITY (VNS) — Sai Gon Trading Group (Satra) is preparing to kick off Binh Dien Flower Market featuring a series of events in HCM City's District 8 tomorrow.

The second edition of Binh Dien Flower Market organised by Satra will take place at Binh Dien Commercial Centre.

The flower market covering an area of 2.4 ha will comprise a display and sale section for flowers, ornamental plants, fruits and other specialities of southern Viet Nam.

More than 310 households businesses and individuals from Lach Market in Ben Tre Province, Tan Quy Dong Flower Village in Dong Thap Province and Binh Dong Berth in HCM City's Binh Chanh District have registered for 421 stalls at the flower market.

Satra in cooperation with its partners will organise an event to set a Viet Nam record for the biggest banh xeo (Vietnamese crepe fried with pork and shrimp) and the largest number of cooks making a banh xeo on opening night.

The cake will be made from six kilos of stuffing, and fried in an aluminum pan with a diameter of two metres. The pancake will be served free for visitors at the flower market.

Sellers of food items for Tet and specialities of the south will offer multiple promotions for visitors to the flower market. — VNS