An overview of VIETWATER 2018 (Photo: baodauthau.vn) HCM City (VNA) - The 10th International Water Supply, Sanitation,Water Resources and Purification Event - VIETWATER2018 – opened at the SaigonExhibition & Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7.
VIETWATER 2018 features more than 500 booths of domestic and foreign firms whoare displaying equipment, products, technologies, techniques and solutions inthe water industry. Thirteen among them are run by companies the UK, France,Belgium, Finland, Germany, Australia, Denmark, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Chinaand Singapore.
During the three-day event, workshops entitled “Vietnam Water Industry withIndustrial Revolution 4.0”, “Solid waste collection, transportation andtreatment technologies suitable to Vietnam’s conditions,” and “Promoting genderequality in the water industry” will be held.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Cao Lai Quang, Chairman ofthe Vietnam Water Supply & Sewerage Association (VWSA), said the exhibitionoffers a chance for businesses operating in the water industry in Vietnam to meetwith their peers from across the world in order to study new equipment andtechnologies as well as expand business activities and seek partners.
Sidelines workshops will enable Vietnamese units to learn from experience inreforming investment policies, mobilising capital sources, and updating advancedtechnologies for sustainable development, he said.
According to Deputy Minister of Construction Bui Pham Khanh, after ten years,VIETWATER has become a leading prestigious international exhibition in thewater supply and sewerage industry in Vietnam. It serves as an important bridgefor domestic and foreign organisations and businesses to exchange technologiesand seek partners.
Vietnam’s water industry aims to achieve no less than 95 percent of itscitizens having access to clean water by 2025, with a clean water loss ratetargeted at under 15 percent. Sewage management, also a growing issue, istargeted to serve more than 70 percent of urban and developed areas.
VIETWATER 2017, held on November 8-10 last year, received an impressive 14,072attendees and 253 delegates from suppliers, manufacturers, municipalities, andusers in the water industry.-VNA
