Themed “Enhancing Regional and Global Economic Links”, theevent has to date attracted registrations from more than 450 businesses locatedacross 16 local provinces and cities and 23 countries and territories, such asRussia, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Japan.
Russia is an honorable guest at the Vietnam Expo 2018, where Russian firms willdisplay their key and outstanding products such as mechanical manufacturing,automated equipment, industrial biotechnology, high technology electronics onan area of 520 sq.m. The participation is expected to boost trade between thetwo countries.
The year 2017 marked upbeat growth in Vietnam – Russia ties,with both sides agreeing to push the implementation of the Eurasian EconomicUnion – Vietnam free trade agreement and increase bilateral trade to 20 billionUSD by 2020.
A representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade saidthe expo offers tremendous opportunities to participants, as its previouseditions witnessed hundreds of contracts and cooperative pacts sealed.
This year, the fair focuses on the display of machines, constructionmaterials, as well as information technology, food, and healthcare products. -VNA