Top Thai-branded products displayed in HCM City

More than 150 Thai businesses are showcasing their best products at the annual fair Top Thai Brands 2017 that kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11.
Top Thai-branded products displayed in HCM City ảnh 1Visitors to a booth at Top Thai Brands 2017 (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) –More than 150 Thai businesses are showcasing their best products at the annualfair Top Thai Brands 2017 that kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11.

Those products include food, beverage, apparel,cosmetics, household appliances, and automobile and motorbike components andspare parts.

This year’s fair, which will run through May 14,also features booths promoting Thai tourism and providing advice aboutfranchising and study opportunities in Thailand.

Pitinun Samanvorawong, Minister Counsellor ofthe Thai Trade Centre at the Consulate General of Thailand in HCM City, saidTop Thai Brands 2017 also includes a business-to-business programme with about1,500 scheduled appointments, aiming to help Vietnamese and Thai firms seekdistributors and franchisees.

Le Ngoc Trung, Deputy Director of the SouthAgency of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said the annual fair provides aplatform for investors and enterprises of Vietnam and Thailand to shareexperience and expand partnerships. This year’s event gathers a number of majorcompanies and strong brands from Thailand, promising chances for stronger tradewith and investment in Vietnam.

The two countries target bilateral trade at 20billion USD by 2020. Thailand is currently the 10th biggest foreign investor inVietnam with nearly 500 projects worth about 10 billion USD.-VNA
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