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Int'l expo on fire safety, rescue, smart building opens

An international exhibition on security technology and fire safety and rescue (Secutech Vietnam 2023) opened in the capital city of Hanoi on July 19.
Int'l expo on fire safety, rescue, smart building opens ảnh 1A booth at Secutech Vietnam 2023. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - An international exhibition onsecurity technology and fire safety and rescue (Secutech Vietnam 2023)opened in the capital city of Hanoi on July 19.  

Jointly organised by the Fire Prevention and Rescue PoliceDepartment, the Vietnam Advertisement and Fair Exhibition JSC(VIETFAIR), and the Messe Frankfurt Group from Germany, the three-dayevent saw the participation of over 350 exhibitors from 23 countriesand territories.

Among exhibitors are those from the UK, the US, France,Germany, India, China, Taiwan (China), Japan, the Republic of Korea,Singapore, New Zealand, and Vietnam. 

They are showcasing advanced products and technologiesin fire-fighting, security, safety, prevention and rescue, and equipment usedin industrial zones, roads, banks, buildings, and smart houses in 490 booths. 

Director of the Fire Prevention and Rescue PoliceDepartment Nguyen Tuan Anh said the exhibition will help domestic andforeign suppliers connect and establish new partnerships to serve theincreasing demand for products of fire prevention and fighting, rescue,security, and safety.

In his speech at the expo's opening ceremony, he also describedthe event as an essential platform for domestic and foreignenterprises to research and invest in the security, safety, and fireprotection industry in Vietnam.

This is an important factor to help the fire prevention andfighting police force and the agencies and organisations and the people, tohave domestically produced products and equipment for fire prevention andfighting, to meet their work requirements,he said. 

A dialogue between the Fire Prevention and Rescue PoliceDepartment, functional units of the Ministry of Construction, the VietnamChamber of Commerce and Industry, and domestic and foreign enterprises tosolve difficulties and obstacles in the field of fire prevention and fightingwill be held on the sideline of the expo.  

It will also include a seminar discussing fire prevention meansand smart fire fighting technology applying the achievements of theindustrial revolution 4.0. 

Secutech Vietnam 2022 held in Ho Chi Minh Cityfeatured more than 250 booths of agencies, organisations,manufacturers, and suppliers in the industry from many countriesworldwide./.

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