
Hanoi (VNA) – TheHanoi Gift Show 2018 will take place in the capital city from October 17-20,the municipal Department of Industry and Trade told a press conference onOctober 11.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Director of themunicipal Department of Industry and Trade Dam Tien Thang said that apart fromproducts by export firms and traditional craft villages, the event willintroduce over 100 products by domestic and foreign designers, including thisyear’s winners of a local handicraft design contest.
It will also afford businesses a chance tointroduce products; seek consumers; expand export markets; as well as shareexperience in designing, producing, and selling handicrafts.
With over 650 stalls by nearly 250 domestic andforeign firms from India, Nepal, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and China, theshow is expected to lure some 12,000 visitors and more than 600 importers fromthe US, Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Brazil.
As many as 40 university students majoring in theEnglish, Japanese, and French languages will also be present to help domesticfirms connect with foreign buyers.
An international seminar ontraditional craft villages and handicrafts is also planned as part of theevent’s activities. –VNA