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| A corner of the 2016 Vietfood and Beverage-ProPack international exhibition held in HCM City last year. — Photo enternews.vn |
Viet Nam News
HÀ NỘI — As many as 200 enterprises will participate in the 2017 Vietfood and Beverage-ProPack international exhibition, which will take place at the Hà Nội International Exhibition Centre in 91 Trần Hưng Đạo, from November 8 to 11.
This will be the second time the expo being organised in Hà Nội after being held annually in HCM City for 22 years. It was held in the capital city for the first time last year.
There will be more than 200 pavilions of exhibitors from 11 countries and territories, including South Korea, Greece, Singapore and Denmark, as well as Bulgaria, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and India, along with China and Việt Nam.
Products displayed at the exhibition include vegetables (fresh, dried, canned, processed), seafood (cooked, frozen), agricultural products (coffee, tea, cashew, pepper) and food ingredients, as well as beverage, confectionery, and packaging and food preservation equipment.
Vietnamese firms account for about half of the participants this year, and their key products include tea, coffee, honey and edible nests, as well as rice, spices and packaged confectionery.
The four-day event, organised by the Việt Nam National Trade Fair and Advertising Company (Vinexad), is expected to attract some 15,000 visitors, the majority of which are retailers, traders, distributors, importers, exporters and e-commerce partners from other countries and territories, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Cambodia, as well as the Philippines, Japan, Russia, France and Australia. — VNS
