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Vietbuild Hanoi 2019 to open next weekend

Vietbuild Hanoi 20019, the largest exhibition of the construction sector in Vietnam, will take place from September 4-8 in the capital city, featuring 1,600 pavilions from 18 countries and territories, organizers said at a press conference on August 30.

According to Nguyen Quang Cung, Vice President of the Vietnam Association for Building Materials, the event is expected to draw more than 450 businesses, including 243 domestic firms, 125 joint ventures and 101 foreign enterprises and groups.

This is the second among three editions of Vietbuild in Hanoi this year, following the first from March 27-31. A total of ten exhibitions of this kind will be held across the country in the year.

The upcoming Hanoi exhibition will also feature exchanges between domestic and foreign firms, aiming to push ahead with scientific-technological transfer, joint venture and market integration, said Nguyen Dinh Hung, General Director of Vietbuild Construction International Exhibition Organising Corp.
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Hanoi–Thai Nguyen Heritage Train launched to promote railway tourism

Hanoi–Thai Nguyen Heritage Train launched to promote railway tourism

The northern province of Thai Nguyen on October 30 launched the Hanoi–Thai Nguyen Heritage Train, welcoming nearly 100 guests, including spouses of ambassadors and heads of foreign representative missions in Vietnam, and other visitors on a sightseeing and cultural experience journey marking the 195th anniversary of the province's founding (November 4, 1831–2026) and the opening of the 2026 Thai Nguyen International Tea Festival.

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