Int’l beauty industry exhibition opens in HCM City

The Vietnam International Exhibition on Aesthetic, Beauty, Cosmetic, Hair, Nail and Spa and Wellness, known as Cosmobeauté Vietnam, opened in HCM City on April 18 with more than 200 exhibitors taking part.
Int’l beauty industry exhibition opens in HCM City ảnh 1Visitors at the 2019 Cosmobeaute Vietnam which opened in HCM City on April 18. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) - The Vietnam International Exhibition onAesthetic, Beauty, Cosmetic, Hair, Nail and Spa and Wellness, known asCosmobeauté Vietnam, opened in HCM City on April 18 with more than 200exhibitors taking part.

Exhibitors are from10 countries and territories: Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia,Portugal, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the US and Vietnam.

Cosmobeauté Vietnam2019 features the latest salon equipment and supplies, hair care, aesthetictreatment machines, personal care products, cosmetics, and product packaging,among others.

The expo will endon April 20 and is expected to attract 15,000 visitors.

Compared toprevious exhibitions, the exhibition this year hosts several activities such as“Look & Learn with Steven Sunny” stage event, in which Malaysia’s celebritymake-up artist Steven Sunny will be appearing on stage to conduct step-by-stepmake up tutorials for the audience, Cosmobeauté Hair highlights, where topexperts from local and foreign hair associations will show off their talents tobring amazing hairstylists to the stage.

The expo also includesseminars with leading local and international experts on the beauty industry toshare many useful market information, modern technology trends and businesssolutions in the beauty industry.

There is also aBeaute Meeting Programme, which pre-arranges business meetings betweenexhibitors and potential buyers and investors in advance.

The expo provideslocal and international exhibitors and visitors the opportunity to explorebusiness opportunities.

Organised by theMinh Vi Exhibition and Advertisement Services Co, Informa Exhibitions (the UK),UBM Asia (Hong Kong) and ECMI Asia Sdn Bhd (Malaysia), the event is takingplace at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7. –VNA 

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