Vietnam ICT COMM, an international telecom, IT and communications exhibition, BROADCASTEX, an international broadcasting exhibition, and ELECTRONICS, an international exhibition on electronic products, opened in HCM City on Thursday.

The three-day exhibitions are displaying advanced technologies, equipment and solutions for the aviation industry; digital data systems and centres for libraries, schools, hotels, and supermarkets; GPS applications; telecom products; broadcasting technologies; telecom services; internet services and applications games and software; electronics and ancillary products.

More than 300 exhibitors from 20 countries and territories, including technology leaders in Asia such as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, and India, are participating in the show.

Leading Vietnamese companies such as Mobifone, LeLong, Zioncom, Du Hung Technology, Bizentro, TC Technology, and Tung Viet Communication are also present.

Business matching and seminars will be held on the sidelines, including seminars on dominant technology solutions in 2018, 5G mobile and solutions for online services, and developing intermediary organisations and commercialising research outcomes by using super smart connectivity and others.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung said Vietnam ICTComm, after successful runs in 2016 and 2017, has become an annual event bringing together leading manufacturers, businesses and distributors in the field of ICT from Viet Nam and elsewhere.

It is “not only a trade bridge that helps initiate and maintain a stable relationship between domestic and international enterprises, but also a significant technology exchange forum, offering opportunities for sharing and exchanging advanced technologies with international friends in the field of telecommunications, IT and broadcasting.”

With their rich and diverse displays, the expos promise to “bring investors, businesses as well as visitors opportunities for quickly and effectively establishing a relationship with potential partners in the fields of telecommunications and IT and remain up-to-date on trends, products and the most advanced technologies,” he said.

Organised by Adpex JSC, the Viet Nam Association for Information Processing, Viet Nam Internet Association, the National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Development, and the Viet Nam Climate Innovation Centre, the expos are on at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7. — VNS