Business Opportunities in Vietnam

Sources : Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency &
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Business Opportunities
in Vietnam

Vietnam Fast Facts
 Capital:
 Population:
 Surface area:
 Coast line:
 Labour Force:
 Administrative divisions:
 Currency:
 GDP (2011):
 GDP growth rate (2011)
 Hanoi
 87.3 million
 329,560 km
 3000 km
 43.87 million
 63
 VN Dong
 US$122 billion
 5.89%

Vietnam Fast Facts
 Main exports: rice, coffee, seafood, agricultural products,
crude oil, textile & garments, footwear, wooden products,
electronics, rubber
 Main imports: machinery and equipment, petroleum
products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement,
motorcycles

Vietnam Fast Facts
 Natural resources:
 Forest : above 10.9 million hectares (33.2% of country’s area)
 Natural minerals: oil, gas, coal, iron ore, manganes,
chromium, copper, aluminum ore, tin, aptile, antimonyand
pyrite, etc.
 Tourist destinations: world’s natural heritages recognised by
UNESCO

Vietnam Fast Facts
 Transportation facilities
 Air : 30 airports in the cities, 3 major international airports
 Roads : surface travel to almost cities and provincial capitals by
taxicabs, bus (other popular modes of transportation;
motorbikes, bicycles)
 Railways :
 North – South line link Hanoi to HCMC with stops cross country
 Other links ink Hanoi and several provinces in the north

Overview of Vietnam’s
Economy
 GDP growth rate:
 Industry growth:
 Agriculture growth:
 Service growth:
 Export increase:
 Total Export in 2011
 Import increase:
 Total Import in 2011
 5,89%
 5,53%
 4%
 6,99%
 34.2%
 96.3 Billion USD
 25.8%
 105.8 Billion USD
(Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam, 2011)

Overview of Vietnam’s
Economy

Vietnam
Exporting
Markets

Vietnam
Importing
Markets

Vietnam Foreign Investment
 Government effort :
 Improving business environment
 Creating attractive investment environment for foreign investors
 FDI in 2011: 14.7 billion USD
 Up to 2011: 13,667 active projects with registered capital of 198
billion USD 54% of projects in industry & construction
 Top FDI areas: HoChiMinh city , Ba Ria -Vung Tau, Hanoi,
Dong Nai & Binh Duong

Top Foreign Investors
As of 15 December 2011
Billion USD

Tourism
Visitors from
China 1.415 million, increased
56.5%
Korea 0.536 million, increased 2%
Japan 0.481 million, up 8.9%
U.S. 0.439 million, up to 2,1%
Cambodia 0.423 million, up 66.3%
Taiwan 0.361 million, up 8.1%
Australia 0.289 million, up 4.2%
Malaysia 0.233 million, up 10.3%
France 0.211 million, an increase of
6.1%
International arrivals: 6.014
million increased 19.1%
•Tourism 3.651 million
persons, increased 17.4%
•Business 1.003 million
persons, decreased 2%
•Visit 1.007 million persons,
increased 75.5%

Economic situation 2011
 In 2009 over 83,000 new enterprises were established with
total registered capital of USD 37 Billion
 In 2011: 77,548 enterprises registered & 7,611 enterprises go
bankrupt
 Up to 31/12/2011 enterprises in total
 11 million farmers and handicrafts
 Private sector contributes 60% GDP, 70% employment

Overall advantage
 Favorable geographical location
 Stable political system
 Diversified economy
 Growing domestic demand
 Availability of a young, hard-working labor force
 Government’s commitment to reform

Overview exhibition industry in
Vietnam
 Total tradeshows in 2011 : 800-100 (triple 2005 – 260 shows)
 Among those 600-700 only local shows
 App. 200 regional and international shows
 App. 70 international shows
 Locations : in term of scale and strength
 Central cities of exhibition; Hanoi, HoChiMinh city (market
share 27%, 24% respectively)
 Regional cities of exhibitions: Haiphong, Danang and Cantho

Organizer
 Ab. 300 organization have function to organize tradeshow
 150 companies specializing in exhibition
 Increasing professionalism in organizing show

Facilities
In Hanoi;
Giang Vo National Fair and
Exhibition Center is the
biggest
 Total area: 69,807.3 m2
 Indoor capacity: more
than 700 booths (3mx3m)
 2 meeting rooms for
seminars and conventions
with seating capacity of
500 guests (A6) and 200
guests (A7)
The facilities for exhibition
industry are much more
improved but inadequate yet

Facilities
In HoChiMinh city:
2 main exhibition centers
Tan Binh Exhibition and
Convention Center (TBECC)
 Total area: 8000m2, 450
indoor booths and 200
outdoor booths (3mx3m)
Saigon Exhibition & Convention
Center (SECC)
 A column-free exhibition hall
with 9,000m2 (465 booths),
 6.000 m2 of outdoor
exhibition areas, a conference
room with 500 seats,
 A conference room with 500
seats, one 200-seat meeting
room, three 20 seat meeting
rooms
The facilities for exhibition
industry are much more
improved but inadequate yet

Facilities
 Some cities have
exhibitions centers
 In northern Vietnam key
economic region;
Haiphong Int’l Fair and
Exhibition Center (more
700 booths)
 Key economic region in
central Vietnam; Binh
Dinh Exhibition and Fair
Center: total area 20,141
m2 (300 booths)
 Mekong Delta key
economic region; Cantho
Int’l Exhibition and Fair
Center: total area 10.5 ha

Internationalization of Vietnam
exhibition industry
 Increasing in number of international trade shows and the
organizers invested more to attract int’l visitors
 Increasing in number of intl specialized trade shows
 Vietnam-foreign cooperative exhibition was increasing
rapidly
 The facilities will be improves to meet the intl standard

Highlight
Exhibitions
in Vietnam
 Exhibitors:
 707 booths,
 595 participants.
 17 Countries and
Territories,
 06 Foreign Pavilions:
Cuba, China, Czech,
Malaysia, Korea,
Thailand
 Quality Visitors:
 Trade visitors > 25,000
 Public > 10,000
 Organizer: National
Trade Fair & Advertising
Company (VINEXAD)
Vietnam Int’l Trade Fair
Time: April, annually
Venue: Vietnam Exhibition &
Fair Center 148 Giang Vo Rd.,
Hanoi, Vietnam.

Highlight
Exhibitions
in Vietnam
 Exhibitors: (2008)
 310 domestic business
and 9 foreign ones
(accounting for 27 booths
out of the total 824)
 Visitors:
 22,500 VN visitors, 7,500
foreign guests, 800
international importers
 125 contracts have been
signed with the value of
USD 2.56 million and
more than 500 MOU
 Organizer: Ho Chi Minh
city, department of
industry and trade
Ho Chi Minh City International
Furniture and Handicraft Fair
2012 (HCMC Expo 2012)
Time: October
Venue: Tan Binh Exhibition and
Convention Center (TBECC)

Highlight
Exhibitions
in Vietnam
 Exhibitors:
 > 200 companies
 > 500 booths
 Visitors:
 11,800 visitors
 Organizer: Vietnam Gift
and Housewares
Association
(VIETCRAFT)
Vietnam Int’l Home Décor,
Gift and Houseware Fair
Time: April
Venue: Tan Binh Exhibition
and Convention Center
(TBECC)

Highlight
Exhibitions
in Vietnam
 Exhibitors:
 400 companies
 600 booths
 Visitors:
 11,800 visitors
 Organizer: Can Tho
Trade Fair and Exhibition
Center
The biggest event in
agriculture sector
The biggest event in
Mekong Delta region of
Vietnam
Hoi Cho Nong Nghiep Quoc
Te Vietnam
Time: December
Venue: Can Tho Int’l Trade
Fair and Exhibition

Vietnam Int’l Precision engineering,
machine tools and metal working
Exhibition
Time: July
Venue: SECC, HCM city
ORGANIZER: VIETCHAM EXPO
Co-organized by: Singapore Exhibition Services Pte., Ltd.
Int’l Shoes and Leather Exhibition in
Vietnam
Time: June
Venue: SECC, HCM City
ORGANIZER: Hien Dat Exhibition and Trading Service
Co-organized by: Vietnam Leather and shoes Association
Top Repute Co. Ltd Hongkong
Vietnam – Foreign Cooperative Exhibition

Vietnam and Thai
cooperative exhibition
 Time: March
 Venue: SECC, HCM city
 Organizer: VCCI Exhibition
Service Co.,Ltd
 Co-organized by: Bangkok
Exhibition Services Ltd

Vietnam and Thai
cooperative exhibition
Int’l Livestock, dairy, meat processing
and aquaculture exposition Vietnam
Time: March
Venue: SECC, HCM City
Organizer: Minh Vi Exhibition &
advertisement services Co Ltd. (VEAS)
Co-organized by: N.C.C. Exhibition
Organizer Co., Ltd. (NEO) (Thailand)

Supports of government for
exhibition activities
National trade promotion program
Cost shall be covered by program participants,
The state shall support in part via the program line agency

Export promotion
activities to be
supported under
the program
 Trade information and export advertisment,
including the welcoming of the foreign
media to Vietnam to advertise for Vietnam
export.
 Hiring domestic and international experts to
provide consultancy about export expansion
and designing the packages, enhancing the
quality of goods and services.
 Conducting training courses to raise the
capacity and export business skill in country
and aboard
 Holding and participating in trade fairs,
exhibitions in Vietnam and aboard
 Conducting market research or trade
transaction missions abroad
 Conducting general trade promotion
activities (including investment and tourism
promotion) in order to boost export of
Vietnames goods and services to foreign
countries, simultaneouly attract investors
and tourists to Vietnam.
 Advertising trade brands of goods and
services of national branding, those winning
annual award for export by the Prime
Minister to penetrate foreign markets.


The most valued professional
trade exhibition organizer
in Asia Pacific
For more information please contact VNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific
195 Empire Tower, 23rd Floor, Room no. 2307, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Bangkok, Thailand
Tel. : +662 670 0900 Fax : +662 670 0908
Email : info@vnuexhibitionsap.com Website : www.vnuexhibitionsap.com

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