(VOVworld)- Vietnam will ​be the honorary country at the 13th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO 2016), slated for September 11-14 in China’s Nanning city.

Representatives of Vietnamese and Chinese businesses meet at the 13th China-ASEAN Expo in 2015 (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam will also join host China in chairing various activities marking the 25th founding anniversary of the ASEAN-China dialogue relationship.  Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said at a press conference on Thursday that this will be a good opportunity for Vietnam to affirm its role in ASEAN-China relations. Vietnam continues to send the biggest number of businesses to CAEXPO among the 10 ASEAN nations. As many as 137 companies from 19 provinces and cities nationwide will showcase their products at 237 booths covering over 5,000 square metres.  Within the expo’s framework, Vietnam will also take part in other activities such as the 13th Chia-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, a roundtable dialogue between a Vietnamese Government leader and entrepreneurs from Vietnam and China, and an investment promotion workshop between ASEAN and China.