Smart appliances, gift expos open in HCM City

A series of specialized international exhibitions featuring electronics and smart appliances, gifts and toys opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 19.
Smart appliances, gift expos open in HCM City ảnh 1A series of specialized international exhibitions featuring electronics and smart appliances, gifts and toys open in Ho Chi Minh City on July 19 (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – A series of specialized international exhibitions featuring electronics and smart appliances, gifts and toys opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 19.

They include Vietnam International Electronics and Smart Appliances Expo (IEAE), VietnamInternational Gifts and Houseware Expo (IGHE), and Vietnam International Baby Productsand Toys Expo (IBTE).

With more than 550 booths, the exhibitions are organized by Vinexad Advertising and Trade Fair Joint Stock Company and China’sChaoyu Expo Co., Ltd, in collaboration with the Vietnam Electronic BusinessAssociation (VEIA), the Vietnam Association of Consumer Goods Development (VACOD), theVietnam - China Chamber of Commerce, and China Chamber of Commerce.

The IEAE will bring marvelous experiences to visitors from now until July 21. Through the event, organisers expect to expand and increase cooperation in the production of smart electronicsin Vietnam. 

The IGHE showcases typical products from professional manufacturers and exports, towards meeting the needs of Vietnamese customers, while the IBTE is the most professional exhibition on products and toys for children aged 0-14.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Director of ChaoyuExpo Leo Mo said that Vietnam is an emerging market with huge consumption potentialand increasing purchasing power, including for imported goods. Therefore, Chineseproducts will enrich consumer product structure in the Vietnamese market whilebolstering economic and trade exchanges and long-term cooperation between thetwo countries.

To Ngoc Son, Deputy Director of the Asian-African Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said that Vietnam's economic growth has led to significant improvements in the quality of life, prompting the consumer manufacturing industry to expand the demand forco-production, improving products and innovation capacity, and updating products in line with global market trends.

The exhibitions not onlycreate opportunities for domestic and international businesses to meet and exchange goods directly, but also contribute to bringing newsolutions, technologies, diverse products and advanced services to the local market while improving the quality of life for Vietnamese people./.

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