HCM City to host Baby Products & Toy Expo next month

The Vietnam International Baby Products & Toys Expo (IBTE) 2023 will take place for the second time in Ho Chi Minh City from July 19-21.
HCM City to host Baby Products & Toy Expo next month ảnh 1IBTE 2023 will present 200 booths specialising in toys and children's products, many aimed at the export market. (Photo: Vinexad)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam International Baby Products & Toys Expo(IBTE) 2023 will take place for the second time in Ho Chi Minh City from July19-21.

IBTE 2023 will be organised alongside two other expos, namely VietnamInternational Electronics & Smart Appliances Expo (IEAE) and the Vietnam InternationalGifts & Housewares Expo (IGHE).

The three exhibitions, with up to 500 booths, will be organised by VINEXAD andCHAOUY EXPO, in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of Consumer GoodsDevelopment (VACOD) and the Vietnam Electronic Business Association (VEIA).

IBTE 2023 will present 200 factories specialising in exporting products formothers and babies, including toys and other products for kids under 14.

IBTE will help companies connect to customers, with the long-term goal ofmaking IBTE the most influential and professional B2B exhibition for toys andchildren's products in Southeast Asia.

The market for children's products in Vietnam has an annual turnover of morethan 7 billion USD. Children under 14 account for nearly 40 per cent of thecountry's 97 million people.

The Vietnamese toy market is growing rapidly thanks to improvements in livingstandards and a growing middle-class./.
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