Various activities to take place at Vietnam Expo 2017

08:36 | 05/04/2017 Trade Follow Ven.vn on

Themed “Vietnam Expo - Enhancing Regional and Global Economic Links”, the 27th Vietnam International Trade Fair – Vietnam Expo 2017 will take place in Hanoi from April 19 – 22 with a variety of activities.

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The Vietnam Expo 2016 (Source: vietnamexpo.com.vn)

With an aim to promote exports and the domestic market, the event will feature diversified products of local companies, particularly those winning the Vietnam Value Awards, such as industrial and household plastics; tires and rubber products; electricity meters, cable and lines; among others.

The event is expected to attract 500 enterprises from 23 countries and territories, including Belarus, Uganda, Singapore, the Czech Republic, Japan, Malaysia, India, the Republic of Korea (RoK), China and Vietnam, covering 600 booths.

The RoK, Vietnam’s third biggest trade partner and an honorary country at Vietnam Expo 2017, will send 130 enterprises to the event, showcasing their products in cosmetics, processed food and electronics at 136 booths. A space for Vietnam – RoK product design, which is a joint effort between the Vietnam Trade Promotion Department and the Korean Institute for Design Products, aims to display signature products of the two countries. Advisory counters will be set up here to provide advice to businesses.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Department will also design a booth to provide updated information on Vietnam’s investment environment as well as investment policies of different localities. A forum on Vietnam Exports Promotion will be held during the trade fair while a meeting between businesses from Vietnam and China’s Guangxi province will take place on April 20 to seek trade opportunities. The event will be held at Hanoi International Exhibition Centre at No. 91 Tran Hung Dao street.

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