A booth at the Saigon Tex expo held in HCM City last year. — VNS Photo

The Vietnam Saigon Textile and Garment Industry/Fabric and Garment Accessories Expo (Saigon Tex 2018) to be held in HCM City this week will offer local and foreign businesses a good chance to promote their brands, seek information and explore partnership opportunities.

The 30,000sq.m expo is expected to attract more than 900 exhibitors from 27 countries and territories, including Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, the UK, the US, and Viet Nam.

The latest machinery and equipment, automation technologies, and feedstock and intermediate goods for the textile and garment industry will be on show.

According to the event organisers, the expo will offer an opportunity to materials suppliers, fashion designers, and producers to learn about each other and help them understand more about the domestic garment and textile and export markets.

SaigonTex 2018 will also feature fashion collections in traditional styles, by designers from the Việt Nam Fashion Design Institute (FADIN) and from prestigious brands such as Belluni, Padu, Toan Thinh Silk, F.House, Handee, and V-SIXTY Four.

It will also feature several seminars and conferences where leading experts from Việt Nam and other countries will share up-to-date information about the garment and textile industry and offer market forecasts and solutions to help participants take advantage of opportunities and cope with challenges.

It will be held from April 11 to 14 at the Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre.

The annual expo is organised by the Việt Nam National Textile and Garment Group, VCCI Exhibition Service Co.Ltd, CP Vietnam Exhibition Organisation, and CP Exhibition Hongkong. — VNS