According to the news released by the Organization Board of the 2017 Vietnam-China International and Tourism Fair, the number of visitors coming to the fair, which opened from Dec. 1-7 in Mong Cai city, reached more than 30,000, and earning VND 15 billion in revenue.
Not only attracting a large number of visitors and locals to the event, the 2017 Vietnam-China International Trade and Tourism Fair has gained its target of boosting products and connecting enterprises of both countries.
As reported, there were 11 economic contracts with the total of over VND 6,500 billion signed between Vietnam and China’s businesses. Other activities during the fair, such as workshop promoting a free trade area in Vietnam-China border regions; a forum promoting the trade of fruit and agricultural products through Vietnam’s Mong Cai and China’s Dongxing border gates; street festival in Tran Phu ward; singing performance by both Quang Ninh and Dongxing’s youth, and an Open Golf Friendship Tournament… were successfully held.
The Vietnam-China International Trade and Tourism Fair 2017, part of Vietnam’s national trade promotion programme, is the 12th of its kind held annually on a rotational basis between Mong Cai and Dongxing cities. The fair attracted more than 450 booths, including over 300 firms from Vietnam, 122 from China, and 16 enterprises from Thailand.
Article by Thai Canh
