Over 100 firms join International Trade Fair of Northwest Region
More than 100 organisations and businesses of Vietnam, China, Laos and Thailand have joined the International Trade Fair of the Northwest Region 2019 that was opened in Dien Bien Phu city in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on March 30.
The International Trade Fair of the Northwest Region 2019 opened in Dien Bien Phu city in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on March 30 (Photo: VNA)
Dien Bien (VNA) – Morethan 100 organisations and businesses of Vietnam, China, Laos and Thailand havejoined the International Trade Fair of the Northwest Region 2019 that wasopened in Dien Bien Phu city in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on March30.
The event, which will run untilApril 5, has 280 booths introducing goods and services of different localitiesof Vietnam and foreign firms, along with a trading area and a food court.
On display at the fair aremanufacturing-mechanical products, machines, industrial and agriculturalequipment, office equipment, and handicrafts.
Le Van Quy, Vice Chairman of thePeople’s Committee of Dien Bien province, said that the trade fair is part ofthe national trade promotion programme which has been approved by the Ministryof Industry and Trade.
The regional-level event is of importanteconomic and political significance, aiming to promote the images and potentialfor socio-economic, trade, service, culture and tourism development of DienBien and other Vietnamese and foreign localities, he said.
Quy held that this is a goodchance for Vietnamese firms to expand partnerships with their counterparts bothat home and from northern areas of Laos and Thailand, and China’s Yunnanprovince, thus increasing exports.
On the occasion, the provincialPeople’s Committee recognized 14 industrial and agricultural products as thetypical products of Dien Bien.-VNA
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The International Trade Fair of the Northwest Region 2019 opened in Dien Bien Phu city in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on March 30 (Photo: VNA) 
