Officials cut the ribbon to open Vietnam Expo 2018 at the International Exhibition Centre in Hanoi on April 11 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA)– The 28th Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2018) opened at theInternational Exhibition Centre in Hanoi on April 11, featuring over 500 boothsof 450 businesses from 24 countries and territories.
Themed “Vietnam Expo - Enhancing Regional andGlobal Economic Links”, the event attracts enterprises from 16 provinces andcities of Vietnam and 23 countries and territories, including Russia, theRepublic of Korea, China, Nepal, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, Cuba, Laos,Cambodia, Taiwan and Hong Kong (China), and Mongolia.
Opening the expo, Deputy Minister of Industryand Trade Tran Quoc Khanh said the annual event, first held in 1991, has becomeone of the biggest and most important trade promotion activities of theindustry and trade sector. It has brought about multiple economic values aswell as practical opportunities helping Vietnamese firms boost exports anddevelop the domestic market, contributing to the realisation of theGovernment’s commitment to enhancing international economic integration.
Russia attends Vietnam Expo 2018 as the guest ofhonour, with a hope that the event will create an effective trade promotionchance for both sides. With an exhibition area of 520 sq.m, Russian companieswill showcase products of their key sectors like mechanical processing,precision mechanics, automation equipment, industrial biotechnology, and hightech electronics.
Meanwhile, the booth “Korea – Vietnam DesignSharing” is hoped to create a breath of creativity in product label and packagedesign among participating businesses.
A number of Vietnamese businesses, from majorcompanies to startups, are also present at the expo, including Hanoi TradeCorporation (Hapro), Hanoi Beer Alcohol and Beverage Joint Stock Corporation(Habeco), Binh Minh Plastics Joint Stock Company, and Dien Quang Lamp JointStock Company.
Foreign investors and trade promotion agenciescan also find out the latest information about Vietnam’s investment climate atthe pavilion on the country’s investment and industrial development promotion,organised by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency. The booth also introduces thestrengths, investment attraction policies and investment opportunities of Hanoiand Hai Phong cities, and the provinces of Yen Bai, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa andDong Thap.
Many promotion activities will also take placeon the sidelines of the four-day expo such as an export promotion forum,specialised workshops, and visits to industrial parks.-VNA
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