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Over 200 companies participate in the Vifa ASEAN

(VAN) Over 200 Vietnamese enterprises and 13 countries worldwide participated in the Vietnam International Furniture and Handicraft Export Fair (Vifa ASEAN).
Many international buyers attended Vifa ASEAN 2024 seeking cooperation opportunities. Photo: Nguyen Thuy.

Many international buyers attended Vifa ASEAN 2024 seeking cooperation opportunities. Photo: Nguyen Thuy.

The second Vietnam International Furniture and Handicraft Export Fair in 2024 (Vifa ASEAN) takes place from August 27-30 at SECC (district 7) with more than 600 booths.

Vifa ASEAN 2024 is organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Ho Chi Minh City branch (VCCI-HCM), Lien Minh Handicraft & Woodworking Joint Stock Company, Ho Chi Minh City Business Association (HUBA), and Vietnam Association for Building Materials (VABM); with support from the Vietnam Coconut Association (VCA), Ho Chi Minh City Advertising Association (HAA), and Vietnam Investment Construction Service Agriculture Forestry Association (VICSAFA).

The event provides an opportunity for interior and exterior furniture importers worldwide to showcase, connect, meet, explore, and access modern consumer trends. Additionally, it promotes, enhances, and expands the market for the interior and exterior furniture business community in Vietnam and the ASEAN region.

"Vifa ASEAN not only creates opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to find partners and export orders but also serves as a bridge for businesses in the region to seek potential customers from Vietnam and internationally right in Ho Chi Minh City," said Mr Tran Ngoc Liem, Director of VCCI-HCM.

Vifa ASEAN 2024 gathers more than 200 enterprises from Vietnam and countries and territories such as China, Hong Kong, Korea, the US, Italy, the Netherlands, Thailand, and Cambodia, showcasing a wide range of products and services from key sectors such as interior and exterior furniture, handicrafts and home decor, machinery, equipment, tools, and support services...

A large number of international buyers are seeking high-quality products at Vifa ASEAN 2024.

A large number of international buyers are seeking high-quality products at Vifa ASEAN 2024.

As a pioneering fair in the largest furniture fair series in Asia in August 2024, Vifa ASEAN 2024 has become a destination for international buyers in their quest for high-quality goods in the Asian market.

Within the framework of the fair, a seminar themed "Green Economy with Net Zero" will be held, providing information on FSC certification and sustainable development goals in the furniture and wood processing value chain, carbon credits and their role in the green economy, and green transition solutions aimed at Net-Zero for businesses in the furniture and wood processing industries.

Author: Nguyen Thuy

Translated by Hoang Duy

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