Furniture fair spurs locally made products

The Vietnam Furniture and Home Furnishing Fair (VIFA Home 2013) opened at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14.
The Vietnam Furniture and Home Furnishing Fair (VIFA Home 2013) openedat the Tan Binh Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh Cityon November 14.

This year’s event, themed “Shopping solutionsfor Vietnamese houses”, drew the participation of 94 enterprises fromacross the country, including some renowned names such as Rossano, Debaoand Binh Minh.

On display in 436 stalls are indoor andoutdoor furniture, outdoor garden decorations, gifts, souvenirs, supportservices, handicrafts and lacquer products.

According toDeputy Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade Le VanKhoa, VIFA Home offers a great chance for local enterprises andmerchants in the woodwork field to meet and seek partners, whilepromoting their brands and products to more customers.

The fair will run until November 17.-VNA

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