The Vietnam Furniture Matching Week 2022, a major event of the domestic wood and furniture sector this year, will take place from April 13-20 in Ho Chi Minh City, heard a press conference on March 29.
Business in the wood industry will have a chance to seek buyers and boost export during the Vietnam Furniture Matching Week 2021, scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 12 to 19.
Vietnam’s fine art and handicraft exports experienced a significant increase of 50 percent to reach 45 million USD in May, according to statistics from the General Department of Customs.
Export turnover of wood and wooden products reached nearly 3.12 billion USD in the first four months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 18.3 percent, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Wood processing and export businesses of Vietnam hold many opportunities to expand market and increase export value in the time ahead, experts said at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on March 7.
Nguyen Chien Thang, Director of HCM City-based wood products maker Scansia Pacific, said his company has export orders for the whole year, which are 25 percent up from 2017.
The country’s exports of forestry products are expected to top 9 billion USD this year, with wood and wooden products accounting for 8.5-8.7 billion USD, according to the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City (Hawa).
Vietnamese enterprises, regardless of size, should use enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to optimise their resources and improve their efficiency.
The Vietnam Furniture and Home Furnishing Fair (VIFA Home 2017) will return to HCM City this month, promoting locally-made wooden furniture, home decor and handicraft products in the domestic market.
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