The Japan External Trade Organization in HCM City, the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre, the HCM City Centre for Supporting Industries Development, and Reed Tradex Vietnam sign a MoU in HCM City to organise the Supporting Industry Show within the virtual METALEX Vietnam 2020. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) — METALEX Vietnam, an annual exhibition on machine tools and the metalworking industry, will be virtual this year and feature meetings, business matching events and tech talks among other events.
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in HCM City, the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC), the HCM City Centre for Supporting Industries Development (CSID), and Reed Tradex Vietnam will also organise the Supporting Industry Show on its sidelines to strengthen links between Vietnamese and Japanese supporting industries.
Joint exhibitions will be held on October 23 and 24.
Leading Japanese firms will showcase parts they are seeking to source at the Hotel Nikko Saigon during the two days.
There will be a Vietnamese - Japanese matchmaking event, technology showcases, seminars, business consulting, and other activities.
Speaking at a press conference held to introduce the exhibitions, Vu Trong Tai, general manager of Reed Trade Vietnam, said Vietnam remains an attractive investment destination for foreign enterprises.
This is due to the constantly growing economy, various strategic investment promotion policies and the trade agreements signed recently.
According to the newly published Global Economic Outlook report by Oxford Economics, the recovery prospects look brightest for Vietnam and the country is expected to be the only Southeast Asian economy to record positive growth this year.
Its success in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic has also attracted investors.
Hirai Shinji, chief representative of JETRO in HCM City, said the Japanese government has launched a support programme for Japanese firms to diversify their supply chains in Southeast Asia under which 30 received approval, including 15 that want to expand their factories in Vietnam.
Le Thanh Phong, head of the ITPC’s Invesment Promotion Division, said the exhibitions would be an important event for businesses in the manufacturing and supporting industries.
It would give them an opportunity to learn about the latest technologies and explore metalworking solutions that could add value to their products, he said.
The business matchmaking programmes and face-to-face meetings would help businesses find partners, he added./.
