Over 260 firms join international electronics and smart appliances expo

Spanning 6,000 sq.m, the three-day event until November 1 features more than 260 exhibitors with 350 booths, showcasing a wide range of products from consumer electronics and home appliances to electronic components and accessories.

Delegates visit booths at the 2025 Vietnam International Electronics and Smart Appliances Expo. (Photo: VNA)
Delegates visit booths at the 2025 Vietnam International Electronics and Smart Appliances Expo. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam International Electronics and Smart Appliances Expo (IEAE) is taking place at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre (ICE), serving not only as a showcase for advanced products, technologies and solutions, but also as a platform for investment connection, production cooperation and global value chain development between Vietnamese and international enterprises.

Spanning 6,000 sq.m, the three-day event until November 1 features more than 260 exhibitors with 350 booths, showcasing a wide range of products from consumer electronics and home appliances to electronic components and accessories.

Co-organised by CHAOYU EXPO and VINEXAD National Trade Fair & Advertising JSC, the expo is expected to attract over 15,000 visitors, including businesses, distributors and technology enthusiasts.

According to the organisers, IEAE 2025 offers a rich programme of exhibitions and experiences aimed at promoting collaboration and accelerating technological transformation in Vietnam’s consumer electronics and home appliance industries. A series of seminars and business networking activities will also take place, focusing on global trends, innovation, management strategies and value chain cooperation.

To Ngoc Son, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Department of Overseas Market Development, said the world is witnessing rapid advances in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with digital technology, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and automation driving transformation across sectors.

He emphasised that electronics and smart devices have become a cornerstone of modern economies, influencing everything from production and education to healthcare and services. Recognising this trend, the Vietnamese Government has identified electronics as a strategic sector vital to national industrialisation and modernisation.

Vietnam has emerged as a major electronics manufacturing hub in ASEAN, attracting leading global corporations and thousands of supporting enterprises. The country is also implementing its National Strategy on Research, Development and Application of Artificial Intelligence by 2030, aiming to rank among the region’s leaders and within the world’s top 50 nations in AI development.

To lay the groundwork for long-term cooperation, the MoIT is encouraging stronger linkages between Vietnamese and international enterprises in manufacturing smart components, equipment and software, helping Vietnam gradually increase localisation rates and the added value of electronic products.

Son also highlighted the importance of promoting innovation in the electronics and smart device industries through energy-efficient and environmentally friendly production models, in line with the nation’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

The ministry has also called for strengthening trade promotion and investment connections through exhibitions, forums and B2B programmes to boost cooperation and competitiveness within the regional value chain.

This year’s IEAE not only provides a platform to display advanced products and solutions but also serves as a hub for fostering investment, production partnerships and participation in global value chains.

Through exhibitions and trade connection sessions, businesses will have greater opportunities to meet partners, access new technologies and promote innovation and sustainable growth, Son said./.

VNA

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