China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO 2010) scheduled for Oct. 20-24 at the Centre
for Conference and Exhibition in Guangxi province, China.
About
170 Vietnamese booths at the expo will display agricultural, forestry
and fishery products on, processed food, wooden furniture and
handicrafts, and introduce projects calling for investment, trade and
tourist services, according to the Trade Promotion Department under the
Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Apart from promoting the
Vietnam trademark and exports, the expo will offer opportunities for
Vietnamese businesses to access and attract distribution and investment
channels, and promote advantages from integrating into the ASEAN-China
Free Trade Area.
According to the Ministry, two-way trade between
Vietnam and China rose from 20-25 percent in recent years. China
is first among exporters to Vietnam and ranks third among Vietnam
’s importers.
In the first six months of this year, two-way trade
between the two countries reached 11.9 billion USD, of which Vietnam
’s exports rose 45 percent to 2.8 billion USD over the same period last
year.
The two-way trade is expected to reach 25 billion USD for the whole year./.
