Vietbuild Hanoi 2019 to open next week

Vietbuild Hanoi 20019, the largest exhibition of the construction sector in Vietnam, will take place from September 4-8 in the capital city, featuring 1,600 pavilions from 18 countries and territories, organizers said at a press conference on August 30.
Vietbuild Hanoi 2019 to open next week ảnh 1At the press conference (Photo: VNA)

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– Vietbuild Hanoi 20019 will take place from September 4-8 in thecapital city, featuring 1,600 pavilions from 18 countries and territories,organizers said at a press conference on August 30.

According to Nguyen Quang Cung, Vice President of the Vietnam Association forBuilding Materials, the event is expected to draw more than 450 businesses,including 243 domestic firms, 125 joint ventures and 101 foreign enterprisesand groups.

This is the second among three editions of Vietbuild in Hanoi this year,following the first from March 27-31. A total of ten exhibitions of this kindwill be held across the country in the year.

The upcoming Hanoi exhibition will also feature exchanges between domestic andforeign firms, aiming to push ahead with scientific-technological transfer,joint venture and market integration, saidNguyen Dinh Hung, General Director of Vietbuild Construction InternationalExhibition Organising Corp.-VNA

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