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Shoe and leather expo to start Wednesday
More than 115 businesses from 18 countries and territories will showcase new technologies and products at the three-day Shoes & Leather Vietnam 2008 fair, which will open September 24 in HCMC.
The event, which will be held at the International Exhibition and Convention Center at 446 Hoang Van Thu Street, Tan Binh District, is expected to attract 8,000 visitors, organizers say.
The exhibitors come from Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.
The event is co-organized by Vietnam Leather-Shoes Association (Lefaso Vietnam), Vietnam Leather-Shoes Joint-Stock Co. (Leprodexim Vietnam), Hong Kong’s international exhibition organizer Top Repute and Hien Dat Co.
Vietnam’s shoes and leather exports are expected to rise to US$4.5 billion this year from nearly $4 billion last year, according to figures posted on Lefaso’s website.
January-August exports were $3.2 billion, up 18.5 percent on the same period last year.
Thanhnien
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