Building materials, construction expo opens in HCM City

The latest products and services in the construction, building materials, real estate and interior and exterior decoration industries are on display at the Vietbuild International Exhibition.
Building materials, construction expo opens in HCM City ảnh 1Visitors at a Vietbuild expo last year in HCM City. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) - Thelatest products and services in the construction, building materials, realestate and interior and exterior decoration industries are on display at theVietbuild International Exhibition, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June21. 

As the first out of four Vietbuild expos on various themes to be held in thecity this year, the event features building materials, electrical equipment,decorative items, hygiene equipment, smart home systems, door and dooraccessories, paints, and others.

There are more than 2,500 booths set up by nearly 800 companies from 27countries and territories, including Australia, Germany, Italy, France, the US,Spain, the Netherlands, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, and Vietnam.

Business-matching events and many seminars will also be held on its sidelines,including a seminar on green building technology and another on new fingerprintlock solutions.

Nguyen Tran Nam, Chairman of the Vietnam Real Estate Association and head ofthe organisation committee, said the annual exhibition would be a forum forcompanies to meet, exchange information, explore future cooperation andintroduce their latest products and technologies.

The five-day expo is on at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre inDistrict 7.-VNA
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