Vietnam furniture industry links up with international buyers

A 3D showroom on HOPE platform. The Vietnam Furniture Matching Week will be held from April 12 to 19 to connect Vietnamese manufacturers with thousands of international buyers via a series of offline and online activities. — VNS

HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam News/ANN): Despite the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the woodworking industry increased exports of wood and forestry products by 16.4 per cent last year to US$13.17 billion, according to the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City (HAWA).

Speaking at a press briefing to introduce next month’s Vietnam Furniture Matching Week in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday (March 16), Nguyễn Chánh Phương, HAWA deputy chairman, said last year Vietnam surpassed Poland, Germany and Italy in wood product exports and was only behind China.