The Viet Nam-China Trade Fair 2017 is underway at Lang Son Trade Fair Centre in the northern province of Lang Son. — Photo nhandan.com.vn

The Viet Nam-China Trade Fair 2017 is underway at Lang Son Trade Fair Centre in the northern province of Lang Son.

The fair, held by the provincial People’s Committee and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, began on Friday. It is the largest-ever trade fair in locality, attracting thousands of visitors.

The event, themed ‘Connectivity, Cooperation, Mutual Development’, is showcasing products and services from enterprises at home and abroad at more than 300 pavilions, including over 30 from Chinese enterprises.

Organisers described the event as an opportunity for enterprises to seek co-operation opportunities and expand market to domestic provinces and localities in China, contributing to strengthening ties between enterprises and peoples of the two countries.

Nguyen Cong Truong, vice chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the organising board, said that the trade fair is one of the activities within the framework of the national trade promotion programme in 2017. It runs until Wednesday. — VNS