HCM City Export Forum and Trade Fair slated for May 8-11
The Ho Chi Minh City Export Forum and Fair 2024 will be held in the southern metropolis on May 8-11, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade announced on February 22.
A coconut water production line at Ben Tre Import and Export Joint Stock Corporation (Betrimex). (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Export Forum and Fair 2024 willbe held in the southern metropolis on May 8-11, the municipal Department ofIndustry and Trade announced on February 22.
The event will bring together Vietnam’s leading exporters who will popularisetheir high-quality agricultural products, food and beverage, garment andtextile products, leather shoes and handbags, and supporting services, amongothers.
A string of forums and business matching events will be held to connect Vietnamese enterprises and international buyers.
According to Director of the HCM City Centre of Supporting EnterpriseDevelopment Le Minh Trung, some 450 booths will be arranged at this year's event,doubling the number in 2023.
On the occasion, a meeting will be held for managers, businesses, andassociations with a view to boosting export, while visits to factories andmaterial and production areas are on schedule, creating favourable conditionsfor businesses to seek partners and importers.
Advanced technologies will be applied at the event, comprising online check-insystem and online exhibition floor layout./.
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A coconut water production line at Ben Tre Import and Export Joint Stock Corporation (Betrimex). (Photo: VNA) 
