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| Participants visit Taiwan Expo 2017, which features greener technologies for smarter life. –VNS Photo Gia Lộc |
Viet Nam News
HCM CITY — Taiwan Expo 2017, which opened on July 26 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7, offers opportunities to explore partnerships between enterprises of Taiwan and Việt Nam in many fields, including healthcare and business production.
The exhibition, with the theme “Greener Tech-Smarter Life” is organised by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).
It has attracted 150 Taiwanese exhibitors including ASUSTek Computer Inc, Acer Incorporated, AAEON Technology Inc, Advanced Green Biotechnology Inc, Animal Health Research Institute, Healthcare Industry Development Association Across The Straits, and Unitech Electronics.
They are displaying advanced green technologies and equipment for food processing, plant seeds, biological pesticides, aquatic vaccines and deep-sea fishing equipment.
Vũ Tiến Lộc, chairman of the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), said: “The Taiwan Expo 2017 will help Vietnamese consumers and enterprises access advanced environmentally friendly technologies useful for life and production, matching the country’s policies on green growth”.
The exhibition showcases not only technologies made in Taiwan but also products and machines made in Việt Nam in co-operation among Vietnamese and Taiwanese enterprises, Lộc said.
Việt Nam imports many products from Taiwan, including machines and equipment for business production, according to VCCI.
As of May, Taiwan had 2,526 investment projects worth a total of US$32.4 billion in Việt Nam. — VNS
