In the ending days of the year, Lai Thieu Market in Thuan An Town sees great surge of buyers not only from the province but also from thousand of households neighboring the province.

Lai Thieu Market Managing Board intensifies check-up To meet up such buying demands, the manager of Lai Thieu Market has prepared the best guarding action plan for the season.The necessary goods increases on daily basis at the market including fruits, confectionary, and clothing. Mr. Tran Kim Son, Deputy Manager of Lai Thieu Market informed that beyond the current 700 merchant shops, more shopping areas have been established for Tet. Two areas for fruits have been open along the river bank.As a matter of fact, Lai Thieu Ward People’s Committee has immediately launched plans to support the shops by maintaining order across the streets and creating tidy arrangement of shops. The committee also helped with inter-departmental patrols to protect the market from January 28 to February 9.As affirmed by Mr. Son, the security in previous Tet market was ensured.The inspection has been conducted to discovery cases of infiltrating fake and low quality products to the market. Meantime, prices are clearly posted at the shops.Major Nguyen Manh Cam, Deputy Police Commissioner of Lai Thieu Ward said: “To ensure safety and security, we stay close to the plans proposed by local People’s Committee. The enhancement of patrols and legal actions have been in force.”Local guarding force has also established fire fighting and prevention teams to be on 24/7 shifts at the market. Every 3 days, the team would check the bumping machine to make sure enough supply to 9 hoses ready at the market.Meantime, the managing authority trains merchants and supermarket agents with fire fighting skills in a bid to ensure safety at the market during Tet.Reported by Quang Tam – Translated by Vi Bao