As many as 260 businesses from 19 countries and territories will takepart in the 10th Vietnam International Woodworking Industry Fair inHo Chi Minh City from September 25-28.
Spreadingover more than 500 pavilions, businesses will introduce modernwoodworking machinery to an expected 20,000 visitors.
A number of renowned Vietnamese businesses will attend the event,including Thuan Hien, Quoc Duy, Vetta, Van Su Loi and Thien Thanh Phat.
Also present at the fair will be the EuropeanFederation of Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers, along with similarassociations from Germany, Italy, the US and Taiwan .
In the first half of 2013, Vietnam exported 2.46 billion USD worthof wood products, a year-on-year increase of 12.5 percent. The figureis forecast to hit 5.5 billion USD this year, according to Dang QuocHung, Vice Chairman of the HCM City Handicraft and Wood IndustryAssociation./.