October 25, 2017 | 19:04 (GMT+7)
Vietnam-China int’l trade fair slated for Lang Son in November
The Vietnam-China international trade fair will take place in the Northern border province of Lang Son from November 2-8, according to its organizing board.
A Vietnam-China international trade fair. Photo: giaphamjsc.vn
This year, the annual event, which is alternatively organized by Lang Son and China’s Guangxi province, is expect to feature about 300 booths, including 35 Chinese booths.
As part of the fair, various trade promotion activities will be held to introduce strong products of different localities, along with art exchanges.
Vietnam’s statistics showed that two-way trade reached USD 71.9 billion in 2016, a rise of 7.9 percent over the previous year, while the trade deficit fell 13.67 percent year on year.
By the end of August this year, trade between the two countries hit USD 55.2 billion, up 23.59 percent over the same period last year, with Vietnam running a deficit of USD 17.7 billion, down 5.76 percent.
Source: VNA