The 13th Vietnam-China Border Trade Fair, themed
“Cooperation-Friendship and Integration – Development,” will take place
in the city of Lao Cai, in the northern border province of the same
name, from November 13-18.

As part of the national trade
promotion programme for 2013, the fair is expected to accommodate
650-700 stands run by 500 enterprises from both countries.

The
fair is organised annually, alternating between Lao Cai province and
China ’s Yunnan province, with the goal of promoting trade
cooperation between the neighbours.

On display at this year’s
event will be a wide range of commodities such as agro-forestry, seafood
products, machinery, electronic and electrical devices, handicrafts,
fine art products, pottery and wooden furniture.

Several tours
in the economic corridor, which links Vietnam ’s northern localities
of Lao Cai, Hanoi , Hai Phong and Quang Ninh with Yunnan ’s
Kunming city, will be also promoted at the fair.

According
to Le Tien Dung, Director of Lao Cai province’s Trade, Investment and
Tourism Promotion Centre, his province and Yunnan will continue
promoting the fair in the run up to November in order to lure even more
businesses to set up stalls at the event.-VNA