Information at the fair introduction, Mr. Le Hoang Tai – Deputy Director of the Department of Trade Promotion – said that China is currently Vietnam’s largest trade partner, largest import market, and at the same time the largest import market of Vietnam. Vietnam’s second largest export market, after the US. Vietnam continues to be China’s largest trading partner in ASEAN, China’s 8th largest trading partner in the world.
The scale and structure of trade between the two sides is shifting positively. The two countries have many similarities in culture, customs, geographical location, and transportation infrastructure and technical facilities. The technical and policy environment is also very favorable. In the future, China will continue to be the import-export market and largest partner in trade, investment and tourism of Vietnam.
With the above meaning, the Government of Vietnam has assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade to preside, and the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency to act as the focal unit to organize Vietnam’s active participation in 6 consecutive CIIE Fairs with a number of goals to contribute part of consolidating the positive development trend of Vietnam – China relations, creating new changes to improve the effectiveness of trade – investment – tourism cooperation between the two countries. Strengthen official export activities of strategic products such as agricultural, aquatic products, and processed foods from Vietnam in a sustainable manner to the Chinese market, reducing Vietnam’s trade deficit from the Chinese market.
Mr. Le Hoang Tai – Deputy Director of the Trade Promotion Department spoke
For Vietnam, as a gateway for ASEAN in the process of implementing the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area, a bridge between the ASEAN Economic Community and China, CIIE 2023 is a trade promotion event. , important investment and tourism help strengthen links with countries in the region, maximize the benefits brought by the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area, and increase the export of goods and services. of Vietnam to China as well as of ASEAN countries to China through Vietnam’s border gates.
“CIIE 2024 continues to be one of China’s most important economic and political events, has great influence, is strongly communicated and promoted, and attracts a large number of imported customers. Professional exports come from all provinces and cities in China, thereby bringing practical benefits to Vietnamese businesses participating in exporting official goods and expanding product distribution channels in the Chinese market. Quoc”- Mr. Le Hoang Tai shared and added that the Department of Trade Promotion coordinates with relevant Vietnamese agencies to organize active participation in the main activities of CIIE 2024, support and create Favorable conditions for Vietnamese businesses participating in the Fair to achieve the highest results.
Sharing more information about the fair, Mr. Ton Thanh Hai – Deputy Director of the China International Import Fair Bureau – emphasized that CIIE is an important event in promoting import and export with the participation of many businesses. coming from countries and territories with a wide level of international influence. According to Mr. Ton Thanh Hai, with 6 consecutive years of participating in CIIE, Vietnam’s booth at fairs always attracts the attention of Chinese businesses and visitors. In particular, many strong and typical Vietnamese products such as durian and coffee have spread strongly through CIIE. On this basis, the 7th CIIE hopes to continue promoting many unique Vietnamese products to the Chinese market.
With the purpose of supporting Vietnamese businesses to participate in exporting official goods and expanding product distribution channels in the Chinese market, the Department of Trade Promotion chaired the organization of a business delegation to attend the CIIE 2024 Fair with Exhibition scale of 400 m2.
In addition to businesses participating in displaying and introducing products directly at the Fair, the Trade Promotion Department will organize Vietnamese business delegations (buyers/visitors) to attend trade connection activities at the fair. Fair; coordinate with the Consulate General of Vietnam in Shanghai and relevant Chinese agencies to organize trade conferences, trade promotion and investment between businesses of the two countries within the framework of the Fair.
At the CIIE 2023 Fair, receiving an invitation from the Organizing Committee of the China Fair, this is also the second time the Ministry of Industry and Trade has organized Vietnam to participate in the CIIE Fair as an Honorary Guest Country. The Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha participated in the main contents of the CIIE 2023 Fair: The opening ceremony of the Fair, the organization of a booth to promote Vietnam’s national image, and the organization of a booth. products of Vietnamese enterprises (with a scale of 400m2) focusing on the fields of agricultural – aquatic products and processed foods. In addition, in order to enhance trade promotion effectiveness for Vietnamese businesses on the occasion of CIIE 2023, the Department of Trade Promotion also coordinates with the Vietnamese Consulate General in Shanghai and Chinese agencies. Quoc organized 02 trade and investment promotion conferences between Vietnamese and Chinese businesses.
According to preliminary reports from participating businesses, the number of visitors making transactions and visiting commercial booths of Vietnamese businesses reached more than 20,000 during the 6 days of the Fair, of which over 300 transactions were held. capable of signing business cooperation agreements and product supply contracts after the end of the Fair.
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Within the framework of the “Belt and Road” High-Level Forum for International Cooperation held in May 2017 in Beijing, China, General Secretary – President of China Xi Jinping announced the morning The initiative to organize the China International Import Exposition (CIIE) has received welcome and consensus from countries attending the Forum, including Vietnam. The CIIE fair is hosted by the Chinese Government and assigned to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government to be held annually in Shanghai city starting in 2018. This is considered a trade promotion event. important trade, with the goal of opening the Chinese market to the world, creating opportunities for countries to access China’s large market with over 1.4 billion people, contributing to promoting the “Belt” initiative. , The Road” as well as the process of globalization. Realizing that the role of CIIE Fair has practical significance in promoting national image and supporting Vietnamese businesses to develop sustainable export markets in China, the Trade Promotion Department organized the delegation. Vietnamese businesses successfully participated in 6 consecutive CIIE Fairs. |
Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade
