Vietnam Expo 2011 on business cooperation opens in Hanoi

Vietnam Expo 2011, the 21st international trade fair,organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Vietnam Exhibition and Advertisement Joint Stock Company, opened here on Wednesday.


Under the theme "Vietnam -- Integration and Development", Vietnam Expo 2011 displays agricultural, food processing products, wood-based products, decoration furniture, handicraft articles, fashion ware, IT products, manufacturing machines and equipments, among others.


Vietnam Expo 2011 attracted almost 600 domestic and foreign companies from 20 countries and territories including Czech Republic, China, Cuba, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United States and Vietnam, etc.


The expo also sees the first time of Indian enterprises participating with a large-scale national pavilion of 70 companies, providing a great opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises to seek investment and establish trade relations with this huge market.


On the sidelines of the 21st Expo, MoIT also offers a wide range of activities including seminars, trade promotion talks, market researching tours and signing of contracts to promote friendship, cooperation and investment between domestic and foreign enterprises.


Vietnam Expo 2010 attracted 707 goods stalls by 595 companies from 17 countries. About 28,000 visitors from 41 countries and nearly 20,000 domestic visitors are expected to visit the expo.
(Source:http://news.xinhuanet.com)