Opening of Vietnam - China International Trade Fair

On the evening of November 13, at Kim Thanh Commercial - Industrial Zone (Lao Cai), the 2013 Vietnam - China International Trade Fair was officially opened. This is an activity within the framework of the 2013 National Trade Promotion Program.

Opening of Vietnam - China International Trade Fair

This fair has more than 700 booths, with 500 booths from Vietnam and more than 200 booths from China. Vietnamese enterprises display and introduce fresh seafood, fresh and frozen pork, agricultural products and dried foods, fruits, coffee, tourism products, shoes, motorbikes, etc. While Chinese enterprises display and introduce products such as passenger cars, trucks, machinery, materials, hardware, electromechanical products, electronic products, household appliances, etc.

In addition to displaying and introducing products, during the fair, there will also be a conference connecting trade between businesses from Lao Cai, Dong Nai, Ninh Binh, Da Nang, Tien Giang, Thua Thien Hue provinces... and Yunnan province - China, for businesses from both sides to exchange and discuss the strengths of the localities, grasp each other's needs, thereby establishing business cooperation relationships.

Here, businesses from both sides conducted procedures to sign about 20 economic contracts and business cooperation agreements, worth about 232 million USD.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Nguyen Cam Tu emphasized that the role of the region as an important trade bridge with the southwestern region of China (including 12 provinces and cities with an area of ​​over five million square kilometers and a population of over 300 million people) has great development potential, many similarities with Vietnam, and a huge consumption of agricultural and seafood products.

The trade fair between Lao Cai and Yunnan provinces (China) was started in 2001, on a rotating basis. This is the 13th time the two sides have organized a border trade fair, and the 7th time the fair has taken place in Lao Cai city.

Overview of the fair

The fair is organized to create conditions and opportunities for businesses of both sides to promote products and services, seek opportunities and establish investment and business cooperation relationships, contributing to promoting economic and trade cooperation between Lao Cai and Yunnan in particular, and between Vietnam and China in general.

According to NDĐT