Time: 16/06/2024 - 24/06/2024

In order to strengthen connections and promote cultural, commercial, and culinary exchanges, thereby further enhancing the relationship between Vietnam, particularly Ho Chi Minh City, and Japan, and simultaneously facilitating business cooperation opportunities between the two countries, as well as showcasing the city’s flagship products to boost exports and leverage the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA), the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) organizes the ‘Trade Connection Program between Vietnamese Businesses and Japanese Importers and Distributors, and Introduction of Vietnamese Products at Aeon Japan’s Modern Distribution System’. The program includes the following details:

Time: June 16 to June 24, 2024 (09 days).

Location: Japan.

Main activities:

• Conference on trade connections between Vietnamese companies and Japanese importers and distributors.

• Meetings between heads of the import departments of the Japanese AEON Group and Vietnamese companies to discuss trade connections in the distribution industry.

• Setting up a section at AEON Laketown Mori supermarket in Japan to showcase Vietnamese goods.

• Discussions regarding Japanese consumer preferences for specific products and market information with the Vietnamese Embassy and Trade Office in Japan.

• Organizing a business delegation to tour the market and engage with both traditional and modern distribution systems to evaluate the commercial potential, demand, and responsiveness of Vietnamese products in the Japanese market.

Requirements for participating products in the Vietnamese Product Introduction Space: Key export items and Ho Chi Minh City’s Golden Brand products, including agricultural products (fresh, frozen, dried, canned), processed foods, houseware, textiles, footwear, and health care products.

Expenses covered by businesses: Costs related to personnel such as immigration, air tickets, insurance, food, accommodation, and travel. Businesses are required to send personnel or arrange interpreters proficient in Japanese to communicate with Japanese businesses during the exhibition period at the Vietnam Product Introduction Space (as requested by AEON).

Registration link: https://forms.gle/6o8QkXfTtNTkoBDS7

Please register before April 10, 2024.

For more information, please contact:

Service Division – ITPC

Address: 51 Dinh Tien Hoang, Da Kao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

Phone: 0938 731 369 (Thuy Vy) - 0903 367 567 (Thuy Trang)

Email: vynnt@itpc.gov.vn; tranglt@itpc.gov.vn;

Website: www.itpc.hochiminhcity.gov.vn