With more than 800 booths, the event aims to connect Vietnamese businesses at home and abroad, and with Thai partners. (Photo: VNA)Bangkok (VNA) – The BusinessAssociation of Overseas Vietnamese (BAOOV) and the Business Association of ThaiVietnam (BAOTV) have organised a conference on trade promotion in Thailand’sUdon Thani province from September 27-30.
With more than 800 booths, the event aims to connect Vietnamese businesses athome and abroad, and with Thai partners.
Speaking at the opening ceremony on September 27, Vice President and GeneralSecretary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Hau A Lenhexpressed his hope that on the basis of initiatives presented at theconference, programmes will be devised to promote trade and investment linksbetween Vietnam and Thailand.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Cuong, who is also head of the StateCommittee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, said the conference helps to tightensolidarity among the Vietnamese community in Thailand and other countries.
The official noted his belief that the conference will encourage Vietnameseenterprises at home and abroad to maximize advantages of foreign countries topromote Vietnamese goods in the international market.
Udon Thani’s Governor Watana Puttichat expressed his hope for a trade routebetween Vietnam and Thailand via Laos.
Apart from an exhibition, the event features workshops on high-technology,tourism, trade, logistics, the fourth Industrial Revolution, finance andbanking. /.
VNA
