Representatives of the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia and a number of large businesses attending the expo pose for a group photo. (Photo: VNA) Sydney (VNA) – Vietnamese garmentand textile products are being showcased at Global Sourcing Expo Australia 2023 which kicked off in Melbourne on November 21.
The three-day event saw the participation ofover 900 manufacturers and suppliers from 20 countries, including Vietnam,India, South Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia and Turkey.
The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia hascollaborated with the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and domestic enterprises to arrange 12 booths to introduce Vietnamesegarment products, helping business representatives meet and connect withinternational partners and expand trade connections between the twosides.
Vietnamese exhibitors are VITAS and other companiessuch as Thai Son SP Co. Ltd., Dong Tam Caps Co. Ltd., FADATECH Company, An SinhTrading Co. Ltd., Viet Y - Hung Yen Garment Joint Stock Company (VYG) and VietThanh Garment Trading Joint Stock Company.
Nguyen Thu Huong, Trade Consular at theVietnamese Trade Office in Australia, said the office has carried outactivities to promote and introduce Vietnamese goods in the Australian market in different forms. Participating in large-scale fairs in the host country such as Global Sourcing Expo Australia 2023 is an extremely effective and practical form to bring "Made in Vietnam" goods closer to importers, buyers, traders and industryexperts, and update with market trends.
Huong expressed her delight as the office'sbooth at the expo attracted the attention of a large number of visitors aswell as importers and distributors right from the opening day.
A booth of Dong Tam Caps Co. Ltd. at the expo. (Photo: VNA) According to the official, the prospects and potentialof Vietnamese textiles and garments are huge, especially after theComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) wascarried out, creating advantages for Vietnamese garment products to enter theAustralian market and reducing competitive pressure with other countries due to preferentialtariffs.
Cielo Quintero, a visitor to the expo, said she was veryexcited with the Vietnamese garment market and is looking for opportunities tocooperate with Vietnamese partners in the future, adding that her company hasbeen operating in the industry for about 20 years.
She hoped to soondeploy cooperation activities with Vietnamese businesses with a belief thatVietnam can provide high quality products and favourablebusiness environment./.
