Hanoi (VNA) - An international exhibition on water supply andsewerage (Vietwater 2018) will be organised from November 7 to 9 atthe Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.

The information was officially announced at a press conference held in Hanoi onOctober 24 by the Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA).

More than 500 organisations will join the exhibition this year, which is expectedto welcome more than 15,000 visitors including leading experts in the field.

Of all the more than 500 organisations, 13 are international ones from the UnitedKingdom, France, Belgium, Germany, Singapore, China, Japan and Australia.

Visitors to the event are able to attend technical seminars and conferences andnetwork with leading players in the market.

Speaking at the press conference, Cao Lai Quang, Chairman of the VWSA, said that one newfeature of the Vietwater 2018 is that it will introduce new waste treatmenttechnology, with the hope of bringing to customers more high-tech equipmentfrom other countries.

The exhibition will help improve international cooperation and exchangeexperiences in the field with countries which have modern and advanced technology,he added.

Vietwater is an annual exhibition on water supply and sewerage which has beenorganised for the past 10 years.

Vietwater 2017 welcomed more than 14,000 visitors and over 250 enterprises inthe water supply sector. - VNA