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Around 200-250 Vietnamese businesses are expected to participate in the annual China-Vietnam Border Trade Fair 2010, which will be organized at China’s Hekou border gate from Nov. 26-30.
Le Tien Dung, Director of the Trade Promotion Centre of the northern border province of Lao Cai said the fair will serve as an opportunity for Vietnamese localities and companies to promote their products, expand markets and seek partners in China’s southern provinces, especially in Yunnan .
The fair will also form part of celebrations for the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
Within the framework of the event, there will be cooperation talks between Lao Cai and Yunnan provinces and seminars for businesses to seek partners and introduce projects calling for investment in the two provinces.
A wide range of achievements in friendly and cooperative relations between Vietnam and China as well as between Lao Cai and Yunnan provinces will also be showcased.
This year’s fair, the 10th of its kind, will be the largest-ever event, with some 800-1,000 booths displaying agricultural and aquatic products, machinery and equipment, construction materials, chemicals, consumer goods, electronic and refrigeration products, household utensils, garments, wooden and craft products.
