(AG Provincial E-Portal) - On the afternoon of June 23, Comrade Nguyen Thanh Phong, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, chaired a meeting to hear reports on matters related to the organization of the An Giang Provincial delegation to participate in the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO 2026).
The China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO 2026) is a multilateral cooperation activity between ASEAN and China, serving as an important platform to promote enhanced cooperation in trade, investment, and tourism, contributing to the building and development of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area.
The 23rd CAEXPO trade fair is scheduled to take place from September 17th to September 21st, 2026 in Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China.
Speaking at the meeting, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Nguyen Thanh Phong, instructed the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion to urgently finalize the plan and submission requesting the Provincial Party Standing Committee and the Provincial People's Standing Committee to approve participation in the China-ASEAN Expo.
Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong emphasized the importance of selecting local businesses and distinctive products to participate, ensuring they align with the theme and affirm the value, position, and stature of An Giang province. He also stressed the need to create video clips introducing and promoting the image and socio-economic development of the locality, and to continue refining the design and setup of the exhibition booths.
According to the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion, An Giang province was selected by the Government to represent Vietnam in organizing the National Pavilion with the theme "Beautiful City"; the pavilion covers an area of 160m2. Approximately 10-15 businesses operating in the fields of tourism services, travel, seafood, rice, canned food, confectionery production, agricultural processing, etc., will participate in the exhibition. The exhibition will showcase and promote the economic, cultural, and human image of An Giang; its potential, strengths, and export products, as well as its distinctive products, and the APEC 2027 High-Level Week in Phu Quoc.
In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is in charge of building a trade exhibition area for Vietnamese localities and businesses to participate, covering an area of 5,000 square meters with approximately 180 booths. Accordingly, each registered locality or business will be allocated a maximum of two booths, except for An Giang province which will be allocated four booths. It is expected that around 10-15 businesses will participate in exhibiting their products, showcasing, promoting, and connecting with businesses for trade, consumption, and export of An Giang province's specialty products.
In addition, An Giang province also participates in and organizes other events such as: the Vietnam Investment and Trade Promotion Conference; meetings with the Guangxi Provincial Business Association, China to introduce, connect trade, and sign memoranda of cooperation; surveying the market by businesses at distribution systems and supermarket chains;…
News by Nhu Ngoc
Translator: Thi Huynh
