The 2013 East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) International Investment, Trade and Tourism Fair ended successfully at the Da Nang International Exhibition Fair Centre on Tuesday.

The 6-day event attracted about 150,000 visitors and the participating businesses took over 17 billion VND.

Some of the businesses reported very good sales of their products at the fair.  For example, the Binh Duong Wood Company had sales totalling 400 million VND, the Thai Nguyen Tea Company 250 million VND, and Thailand’s businesses 1.5 billion VND.

The head of the fair’s organising board, Mr Le Viet Tuoi, said that most of the businesses had tried their best to design their stands, display their products, and launch promotions to attract more customers.

This year’s event saw the participation of 280 domestic and foreign businesses offering a wide variety of products and services to meet local customer demand.