Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Le Van Nung had a working session on March 26 with adelegation of the Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry andTrade on preparations for the national pavilion at the event.
The pavilion will take the themeof “An Giang – Vietnam’s rice granary”, introducing the development of theprovince towards becoming an economic, cultural and tourist centre of theMekong Delta.
An Giang plans to hold businessconferences and workshops in the framework of CAEXPO 16 in order to gain marketinformation, seek partners, call for investment and promote the province’sbrands.
According to deputy director ofthe Trade Promotion Agency Le Hoang Tai, the 16th CAEXPO will takeplace from September 20-23 with the attendance of many high-ranking officialsof China and ASEAN countries. Firms from China and ASEAN will display theirgoods at hundreds of pavilions.
CAEXPO has become an important annualgathering for not only Chinese and ASEAN enterprises but also those from otherregions.
The ASEAN (Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations) comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.-VNA