The information was released at a press conference held by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade on March 24 in Hanoi.

The fair, themed "Vietnam: Integration and Development", is organized by the Ministry of Industry & Trade (MOIT) in Hanoi capital as part of important trade promotion activities in the country's economic development plan.

Domestic businesses from 22 provinces and cities will showcase their key export items ranging from agricultural, forestry, aquatic, food and foodstuffs, wood work, handicraft, textiles and garments, and leather products.

It will also attract the participation of businesses from 20 countries and territories including the US, China, Japan, India, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Cuba, Slovakia, Indonesia, Laos, and Cambodia.

MOIT believes that Vietnam Expo 2011 will offer Vietnamese enterprises an opportunity to explore export market and increase trade exchanges, investment, technology transfer and economic cooperation.

During the four-day event, there will also be seminars and trade exchange activities between domestic and foreign businesses.