Vietnam-WTO trade fair to be held next January

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HANOI, Nov 17 (Xinhua): Over 300 well-known companies from 20 countries and regions have already registered to showcase their best products and services at the Vietnam-WTO Trade Fair 2008 on the occasion of Vietnam's one-year WTO membership, organisers said today.
The trade fair, slated for January 12-17 in Hanoi capital, is aimed at introducing to members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Vietnam's huge business and investment potential, promoting cooperation among domestic and foreign firms, and honouring most outstanding enterprises, entrepreneurs, products and services in Vietnam, Luong Van Tu, head of the Vietnamese negotiation delegation on Vietnam's accession to the organisation and former deputy minister of industry and trade, said at a press conference.
The fair is to be held by different Vietnamese state agencies including the ministries of industry and trade, planning and investment, and culture, sports and tourism, and the Vietnam union of science and technology associations.
A seminar on Vietnamese stock market development and another on WTO-related foreign investment in Vietnam, and various cultural and tourism activities will be staged during the period.