Illustrative image (Photo: Aeon Mall) Hanoi (VNA) - Leading Japanese retail group AEON has informed purchasingfirms from many countries of the upcoming “Vietnam InternationalSourcing 2023” to be hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). The company seeks capable domestic partners to further engage and develop its value chain.
During a recent working session with the event’s organisation board, representatives of AEON announced that it will mobilise alarge number of purchasing representatives from its systems in variouscountries, including China, Japan, Thailand, and Malaysia, to participate in aseries of the events on September13 – 15.
AEON said it is looking for partners in various fields, includingfarm produce, paper products, kitchen utensils made from plastic, and slippers.
It will also host a series of symposiums to update knowledgerelated to market trends and the development of smart consumer products, and share experiences from its partners which are suppliers of the group.
According to the MoIT'sDepartment of European-American Markets, the event aims toeffectively support businesses’ efforts to join deeply in the global productionand supply chain, adapt to the increasing trend of international economicintegration, and promote connections between distributors, foreign importers,and domestic producers and exporters.
It is also part of the activities to implement the “PromotingVietnamese enterprises to directly participate in foreign distribution networksby 2030” project approved by the PM last year.
Conferences, workshops, business connection activities,and the Vietnam InternationalSourcing Expo 2023 will be held in the framework of the event, with theparticipation of large corporations such as AEON, Uniqlo of Japan, Walmart, Amazon,Boeing, and AES of the US, Carrefour and Decathlon of France, Central Group ofThailand, and Coppel of Mexico.
Leading experts from Europe will hold an online training session forparticipating businesses on August 15. Additionally, direct consultationactivities will take place at SECC on September 12, aiming to help businessesfully tap connection opportunities before the event commences.
Through well-organized procurement activities, many domesticexporters will have more opportunity to find markets for their products via thegroup’s value chain.
Detailed information about the event an💝d business connection activitiescan be found at vietnamsourcingexpo.vn./.
