Thesecond Vietbuild to be held in the city this year will have 2,500 booths,nearly 100 more than last year, set up by nearly 900 domestic and foreigncompanies from 27 countries and territories, including Australia, the UnitedStates, Russia, France, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Thailand andSingapore.
They willshowcase property projects, electrical equipment, doors and accessories,internal and external decorative items, building materials, solar energysystems and others. Conferences and business meetings would be held on thesidelines.
NguyenDinh Hung, chairman of the Vietbuild Construction International ExhibitionOrganising Corporation, said the expo would be a good forum for local andinternational businesses to meet and tie up.
Participationby foreign companies in the exhibition is increasing, with more than 500 comingthis time. Nguyen Tran Nam, a former deputy construction minister and headof the exhibition organising board, called for greater participation byVietnamese firms to promote locally made building materials as well as internaland external decorative items.
The expowill be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7.-VNA