The fair helped to promote not only trade ties butalso cooperation in culture, tourism and investment between the two countries,said Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade NguyenHuy Tuong.
With more than 500 booths by over 300 businesses from eightChinese cities and provinces and 50 Vietnamese localities, the event attracted some150,000 visitors, creating about 60 billion VND (2.46 million USD) in revenue for participating businesses.
Within the framework of the fair, there were talksbetween authorities of Vietnamese and Chinese localities and conferences, whichpaved the way for cooperation in such fields as import-export services,logistics, transportation, tourism, finance, and processing and manufacturing, andpeople-to-people exchange.
The annual trade fair is held alternatively by Lao Caiand Yunnan, according to an agreement between the Vietnamese Ministry ofIndustry and Trade and Yunnan authorities./.