Italy introduces leather, footwear products, technologies in HCM City
The Italy Trade Office in Vietnam, in collaboration with the National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leather Goods and Tanning Technologies (ASSOMAC), arranged a display area of the leather and footwear business community from Italy, as part of the 23rd International Shoes & Leather Exhibition - Vietnam and the International Footwear & Leather Products Exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City from July 12-14.
HCM City (VNA) – The Italy Trade Office in Vietnam, in collaboration with the National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, LeatherGoods and TanningTechnologies (ASSOMAC), arranged a display area of the leather andfootwear business community from Italy, as part of the 23rd International Shoes &Leather Exhibition - Vietnam and the International Footwear & LeatherProducts Exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City from July 12-14.
Apart from showcasing adiverse range of products and advanced technologies in the leather and footwearindustry, the Italian firms also strengthen trade connections with businessesfrom participating countries and territories at the event, particularly with Vietnamesemanufacturers.
FabioDe Cillis, Trade Commissioner at the Italy Trade Office in Vietnam, said asthis year marks the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomaticties, Italy wants to make the most of this opportunity to leave an impressionon the two sides’ activities. Earlier, the office held several trade and industrialpromotion events in Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City in particular.
Laterthis year, it plans to draw Italian enterprises to the International Processing, Packaging Exhibition and Conference in Vietnam (ProPak Vietnam), the Vietnam International WoodworkingIndustry Fair (VietnamWood) and encourage Vietnamese firms to join fairs andexhibitions in Italy.
༺ According to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association, the sectortargets earning 27 billion USD from export this year, up around 10% annually./.
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At the event (Photo: VNA) 
