National Pavilion of Belarus To Take Place at the Key Exhibition in Vietnam
The international trade fair Vietnam Expo – the major multi industry event in Vietnam – will take place in Hanoi on April 13 – 16. The trade fair will feature a large-scale National Pavilion of the Republic of Belarus that will display products of flagship exporting companies.
The Vietnam Expo will cover four sections with machines and accessories, petrochemicals, digital technologies in trade and manufacturing, telecommunication facilities, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, food products and beverages, electronics, household appliances, tools.
The Vietnam Expo will feature over 350 companies from 16 countries: Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, China, Korea, Cuba, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, USA, Sri Lanka, Japan, as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The national exposition of the Republic of Belarus will be taking place in Vietnam for the eighth time already (previous events were held in Hanoi in 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016 and in Ho Chi Minh – in 2011, 2014, 2018). Traditionally, the Belarusian exposition is the largest country pavilion at the Vietnam Expo.
In 2022 the Belarusian exposition will receive the honorable status of a Special Guest, which implies central location in the exhibition pavilion, active promotional support and major congress events, including the Belarus-Vietnam Business Forum that will become an additional ground for business matchings and conclusion of export contracts.
The National Pavilion of the Republic of Belarus at the international trade fair Vietnam Expo is organized by the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Co-organizers include the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the State Committee on Science and Technology, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, concerns Belgospishcheprom, Bellesbumprom, Belneftekhim, Minsk City Executive Committee, and regional executive committees.
The exhibition company of the exposition is Exhibition Unitary Enterprise “Belinterexpo” of the BelCCI that offers a full range of services to the participants, including provision of an exhibition booth, business matchings, booking of flight tickets and hotels, transport services, etc.
Participation in the exposition at the Vietnam Expo in Hanoi is confirmed by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, petrochemical companies Belshina, Gomel Chemical Plant, Grodno Azot, Mogilevkhimvolokno, Naftan, dairy plant Babushkina krynka, machine-building and pharmaceutical companies. It is anticipated that the total floor space of the Belarusian booths will be over 200 square meters. The exposition is scheduled to be completely shaped by the beginning of March. Belarusian producers of all forms of ownership may take part in the National Pavilion.
For any issues about participation in the Vietnam Expo, please contact Julia Yurova, Project Manager, cell: +375 44 509 12 10 (Telegram, Viber, WhatsApp), e-mail: uu@belinterexpo.by.
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The international trade fair Vietnam Expo is one of the largest multi-industry trade and economic grounds in the South-East Asia, taking place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh by turns. In 2019 the trade fair featured over 600 companies from more than 25 countries. The number of trade visitors exceeded 21.5 thousand. The event is held under the aegis of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam.
Major exports from Belarus to Vietnam are potassium fertilizers, lorry trucks, dump trucks, tractors, tires, food products, frozen beef, synthetic yarn, and polyamides. There is a potential for dairy plants: their certification for export to Vietnam completed in 2020. Certification of meatpacking plants is under consideration.
The 2020 turnover between Belarus and Vietnam amounted to 178 USD Million (including export from Belarus to Vietnam – 95 USD Million). In 11 months of 2021 the turnover reached 164 USD Million (including export from Belarus to Vietnam – 65 USD Million).
Vietnam was the first of the South-East Asia countries to sign an agreement on a free trade area with the EAEU. The document is valid since 2016 and implies a range of benefits for the Belarusian exporters: zeroing of import duties, harmonization of customs registration measures, simplified access to the Vietnam government procurement market for the EAEU producers.
In economic terms, Vietnam is an appealing partner for Belarusian exporters. The country’s population is almost 100 mln people. The GDP growth of Vietnam before the pandemic was around 6-7% annually. In 2020 and 2021 it exceeded 2.5%. Foreign trade volume of Vietnam in nine months of 2021 increased by 24.4% compared to the same period last year and reached 483.1 USD Billion. Import figures are now the highest in the decade: in nine months of 2021 they reached 242.6 USD Billion – 30% more than in the same period of 2020. Key imports are machines and equipment, plastic and plastic products, oil, vehicles, food products, pet food.
