The Vietnamese pavilion at the India International Mega Trade Fair 2019 (IIMTF) (Photo: VNA) New Delhi (VNA) – The VietnameseTrade Office in India set up a pavilion to sell handicraft products at theIndia International Mega Trade Fair (IIMTF), which took place in Kolkata cityin West Bengal State from December 13-25.
The event is the second biggest of its kind inIndia after the annual international trade fair in New Delhi.
The 2019 IIMTF attracted almost 1,000 exhibitorsfrom India and 20 countries and territories across the world such as Egypt,Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, SriLanka, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and Vietnam.
Various kinds of products in the fields ofinnovation, handicraft, food, automobile, education, and information technologywere offered at the event.
A number of trade exchanges and workshops wereheld as part of the fair to help businesses share experience and seekcooperation opportunities.
According to statistics of the General Departmentof Vietnam Customs, trade between Vietnam and India reached 10.3 billion USD inthe first 11 months of 2019, a year-on-year rise of 3.6 percent.
Of which, Vietnam exported 6.25 billion USDworth of goods, up 2 percent compared to the same period last year.
In January-November, Vietnam posted a tradesurplus of 2.2 billion USD with India. Notably, Vietnam’s exports of handicraftproducts, rattan products and carpets to India for the first time exceeded 10million USD, up over 134 percent year-on-year./.
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