The 2015 International East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) Trade and Tourism Fair is taking place between 30 July and 4 August at the Da Nang International Exhibition Fair Centre at 9 Cach Mang Thang Tam Street. 

The 6-day event features a total of over 400 stands of 200 domestic and foreign businesses, trade promotion organisations and relevant agencies. 

Amongst the participants are the South African and Indian embassies in Viet Nam, the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism and its Pattambang Province, and businesses from South Africa, South Korea’s Changwon City, China’s Kunming City, the provinces of Khonkean and Sakon Nakhon in Thailand, and the localities of Sekong, Salavan, Attapeu and Lakhonpheng in Laos.  Twenty-two trade promotion organisations and business associations from across Viet Nam are also participating.  

Some of the city’s leaders at the fair

The fair’s stands offer a wide range of tourism, trade and investment products including electrical and electronic devices, information technology, wooden products and furniture, interior decorations, handicrafts, textiles and garments, leather goods and footwear, processed products, tourism services and cuisine.

Municipal People’s Committee Vice Chairman Phung Tan Viet highlighted the important role of the EWEC fair in boosting friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding between countries along the EWEC.  In addition, the event gives a chance for foreign localities and organisations with which Da Nang has established diplomatic ties to introduce their strengths and seek cooperation opportunities in the city.  Vice Chairman Viet also vowed that the city’s authorities would create even more favourable conditions for the fair’s participants.

Within the framework of the event, a workshop on connecting supply and demand links and seeking trade opportunities took place on Thursday afternoon.  Jointly organsied by the departments of Trade and Industry in Da Nang and Quang Ninh Province, and the Thai Trade Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, the event was attended by representatives from about 70 domestic and foreign businesses.  Ways to enhance economic cooperation between businesses and their localities to fully tap their strengths and potential were discussed at the workshop.

Another workshop on boosting the development of tourism in South Korea’s Changwon City, along with many product introduction and sales programmes, will also be held as part of the ongoing fair.

Admission is free from 8am until 5.00pm, but tickets priced at 10,000 VND per person are required for entry after 5.00pm until 9:30pm.