the central coastal city of Binh Dinh province from March 26-29, 2011.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Vietnam Timber
and Forest Product Association (VIFORES) and the provincial People’s
Committee announced the event on September 28 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Le Huu Loc, deputy chairman of the provincial People’s Committee said
that over 400 domestic and international organisations are expected to
attend with 700 pavillions.
Besides, seminars to promote trade in this field as well as cultural and culinary festivals will also be held, he added.
Hua Duc Nhi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said
that the festival aims to highlight the contributions of the forestry
sector and step up the cooperation among forestry businesses both at
home and abroad.
According to the VIFORES, wood
products export is scheduled to reach 3.1 billion USD this year,
becoming one of five major hard currency earners of the country. Vietnam
currently ranks second in Southeast Asia in term of wood products
export. Its products are shipped to 120 countries worldwide./.
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