A mega support industry event with three exhibitions is slated to be
held in Ho Chi Minh City in October, promising to offer opportunities
for local producers to update technologies as well as their management
capacities.
Two exhibitions, Metalex Vietnam and Nepcon Vietnam,
hosted by the Thailand-based Reed Tradex Company, will feature the
latest machine tools and metalworking technologies and assembly, as well
as measurement and testing technologies for electronics manufacturing.
The
number of registered exhibitors is expected to increase by 20 percent
over last year’s shows, with many national pavilions including Japan,
Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Germany, the UK and Thailand, the
company said.
The other exhibition “Business Alliance for
Supporting Industry 2014”, organised by the Japan External Trade
Organisation (JETRO) in HCM City and the HCM City Investment and Trade
Promotion Centre, will enable Vietnamese parts producers to meet with
Japanese producers to seek business opportunities.
To take place
at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre from October 9-11,
visitors will also be able to gain new knowledge and networking
opportunities through seminars and other activities during the three
shows.
The ASEAN Economic Community, which is set to come into
existence next year, brings both opportunities and challenges for
Vietnamese producers, said Duangdej Yuaikwarmdee, Deputy Managing
Director of Reed Tradex.
To remain competitive, local companies must invest in modern technologies, he said.-VNA