Vietnam, Japan to hold business matching webinar next week
The 2022 Vietnam – Japan business webinar on food products will take place commence from June 23 – 24 to help Vietnamese firms promote their products and seek opportunities for exports in Japan.
Fresh coconuts imported from Vietnam are on sale at AEON Lake Town Mall in Saitama, Japan. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –The 2022 Vietnam – Japan business matching webinar on food products will take place commencefrom June 23 – 24 to help Vietnamese firms promote their products and seekopportunities for exports in Japan.
The event will beco-hosted by the Department of Trade Promotion (Vietrade) under the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade (MoIT), the Trade Office of Vietnam in Japan, and theASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC).
During the event’splenary session, speakers will give an overview of potential business andinvestment opportunities in the food industry between the two countries andprovide updates on the Japanese market for processed food.
There will also bebusiness-matching sessions for enterprises from the two sides.
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Fresh coconuts imported from Vietnam are on sale at AEON Lake Town Mall in Saitama, Japan. (Photo: VNA)
