Nearly 200 Thai businesses are exhibiting their ware at a made-in-Thailand products exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City, whichkicked off on July 9.

On display at over 260 booths arehigh-quality commodities ranging from food, beverages and householdutensils to healthcare products, cosmetics, decorations, furniture,stationeries, plastic products and electrical equipment.

Alongwith offering a good chance for both sides’ producers to set uppartnerships, the 14th Thai Product Exhibition also helps introduceThailand ’s culture and culinary art to Vietnamese people.

The exhibition will last until July 12.

Over the last 13 years, this kind of event has proven successful withthe gradual increase in the number of contracts signed between the twocountries’ firms.

The popularity of Thaiproducts in Vietnam shows that Thai investors and enterprises arevery interested in promoting their operation in the Vietnamese market.

Vietnam is now one of Thailand’s largest trade partners in the world and its fourth biggest in Southeast Asia.

In 2013, two-way trade between the two countries enjoyed ayear-on-year increase of 10 percent to 9.4 billion USD. The figure isexpected to increase to 20 billion USD by 2015.-VNA