Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam International Bicycle Exhibition (Vietnam Cycle) 2018 is scheduled totake place at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre from November 15-18.
The event, jointly organised by the VietnamNational Trade Fair & Advertising Company (Vinexad) and the Vietnam AutoMotorcycle and Bicycle Association (Vamoba), will run alongside the VietnamSport Show 2018.
A representative of Vinexad said this year’sexhibition will introduce more than 100 products from domestic firms andimported components from Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and theRepublic of Korea.
At the Vietnam Cycle 2018, a pavilion will beset up to honour Thong Nhat, a bicycle brand that has been operating for nearly60 years. Thong Nhat is also the first Vietnamese firm to export bicycles tothe US and European countries including Spain and Germany.
According to statistics from the Department ofMarket Surveillance under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, about 3 millionbicycles are currently in use across the country.
Meanwhile,statistics from Vamoba showed that the total number of electric scooters andbicycles sold nationwide hit 500,000 in 2017, a rise of 30 percent year-on-yearand higher than other types of vehicles.
To raise the efficiency of the exhibition, theorganisers will arrange business-to-business (B2B) transactions betweenmanufacturers and distributors, as well as between retailers in the northernregion and leading importers in Ho Chi Minh City.
Furthermore, visitors to the event will be ableto experience new products and receive gifts from key bicycle-building brands.–VNA