Booths at a recent Zhejiang export fair (Photo: laodongthudo.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – The 2016 Zhejiang export fair will be held in Hanoi from August 4 – 6, showcasing the best products hailing from the Chinese province.
The fifth Zhejiang export fair will feature 150 booths of nearly 100 prestigious businesses, said Nguyen Khac Luan – General Director of the event’s organiser – the Vietnam National Trade Fair & Advertising Company (Vinexad).
Products on show will include machinery made in the province’s Wenzhou and Taizhou cities, metal products from Jiaxing, garment materials from Hangzhou and Huzhou, and handicrafts from Yiwu, which have become popular in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam.
Luan said he hopes visitors to the fair can see the attraction of Zhejiang-made goods. It will also be an opportunity for businesses to seek partnerships.
Zhejiang is a coastal province located in the southeast of China with ideal natural conditions. It posted rapid economic growth in recent years and boasts economic relations with over 230 countries and territories around the world.
In the first half of 2016, the province exported 9.36 billion USD worth of goods to ASEAN countries, a year-on-year increase of 1.81 percent. The turnover included 2.13 billion USD of shipments to Vietnam, up 13.55 percent from a year earlier.-VNA
