Vietnam Expo 2007 to Attract Largest Attendance
Over 500 local and foreign businesses will attend the 17th Vietnam International Trade Fair, Vietnam Expo 2007, in Hanoi from April 4-8.
The event will display agricultural products, foodstuff, wooden furniture, handicraft items, electric/electronic/IT products, industrial machines and equipment, construction materials, fashion products, garments, as well as products of the service industry and other sectors, at 700 standardized pavilions covering 20,000 square meters.
The expo is expected to help boost the country's exports to the target of US$47.5 billion in revenue this year, Deputy Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu said at a press briefing in Hanoi on March 28.
The annual fair is also an opportunity for Vietnam to attract investment and foreign visitors, he added.
According to Do Thang Hai, Vice Director of the Trade Promotion Department under the Trade Ministry, Vietnam Expo is an important trade promotion activity for the country, which can expose domestic businesses to regional and world markets.
Fifty-four foreign trade missions and 20 trade promotion delegations from provinces and cities nationwide will attend a forum on Vietnam's exports and a seminar on investment and trade between Vietnamese and Chinese localities.
A number of import-export contracts are expected to be signed between Vietnamese enterprises and foreign partners at the fair.
An online transaction fair will be held in parallel with the event for the first time at the website
www.vietnamexpocenter.com. (VNA, Labour)
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