Vietnamese handicraft and gift enterprises are exhibiting their products in over 80 booths at the Mega Show Hong Kong 2018 (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 70 Vietnamese handicraft and gift enterprises areexhibiting their products in over 80 booths at the Mega Show Hong Kong2018 from October 20-23.
TheVietnamese firms are introducing their handicrafts and household utensils madeof natural materials such as rattan, bamboo, timber, rush, jute, waterhyacinth, clay, and shells tointernational consumers. These are environmentally-friendly products that are suitablefor the current global consumption trends.
Nguyen Duy Kien, Deputy Consul-General in chargeof Economic-Commercial Affairs at the Consulate General of Vietnam in Hong Kongand Macau, said that the Mega Show is Asia’s largest-scale prestigious tradefair for gifts, home appliances, and toys.
It is also the most direct channel forVietnamese businesses to introduce their products to international buyers, thushelping to boost Vietnam’s exports, he added.
Kien said many Vietnamese enterprises have signed big export contracts at theevent, noting that after attending the Mega Show Hong Kong 2017, a large numberof Vietnamese businesses signed contracts with foreign partners for supplyinggoods for the whole year.
In the context of the current US-Chinatrade war, international buyers are tending towards importing goods fromSoutheast Asian nations, including Vietnam. Therefore, at this year’s event, thebooths of Vietnamese enterprises have continued to attract the attention ofmany visitors.
Vietnamese businesses hoped they will beable to reach new records in exporting handicraft items after the event.
The organisers said the Mega Show Hong Kong 2018drew the participation of 4,100 businesses from over 30 countries andterritories, with 5,300 booths.
This year’s event is expectedto lure some 55,000 visitors, higher than the figure of 52,000 in 2017.–VNA
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