Dak Nong to host Vietnam - Cambodia int’l trade fair
The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong will organise a Vietnam - Cambodia International Trade Fair from December 13-19, the province’s Department of Industry and Trade announced on November 7.
Bui Huy Thanh, Director of the Dak Nong's Industry and Trade Department, spoke at the press briefing on November 7 (Photo: VOV)
Dak Nong (VNA) – The CentralHighlands province of Dak Nong will organise a Vietnam - Cambodia InternationalTrade Fair from December 13-19, the province’s Department of Industry and Tradeannounced on November 7.
The fair is designed to promote bordertrade in the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle, as well as celebratethe 15th founding anniversary of Dak Nong province (January 1, 2004 - 2019).
The event, held by the Vietnam TradePromotion Agency (Vietrade) and Dak Nong’s Department of Industry and Trade, isprojected to host about 400 booths.
The centrepiece of the fair will be anexhibition zone for socio-economic achievements and specialties of Dak Nongprovince, other Vietnamese localities and countries like Cambodia, Laos,Thailand and the Republic of Korea.
In addition, an area will be reserved for productsof craft villages, cooperatives and small industry businesses nationwide.
Bui Huy Thanh, Director of the provincial Industryand Trade Department, said the organisers will work with relevant agencies tocreate optimal conditions for businesses, especially foreign firms, in completingprocedures to participate in the fair. -VNA
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Bui Huy Thanh, Director of the Dak Nong's Industry and Trade Department, spoke at the press briefing on November 7 (Photo: VOV) 
