THREE CHAPTERS

Three Industrial Hubs. One Powerful Exhibition Series.

VIMF x VIAF is strategically organized across Vietnam's three largest manufacturing regions, enabling exhibitors to connect with buyers, manufacturers and industrial decision-makers nationwide.

Each chapter serves a distinct industrial ecosystem, allowing exhibitors to maximize market coverage while targeting region-specific industries.

HAI PHONG (Northern Coastal Manufacturing Hub)

• Heavy Industry • Shipbuilding • Logistics & Port • Automotive • Electronics • Supporting Industries

BINH DUONG (Southern Manufacturing Hub)

• Smart Manufacturing • Automation • Machinery • Logistics • Electronics • Industrial Parks

BAC NINH (High-Tech Manufacturing Hub)

• Electronics • Semiconductor • Precision Engineering • Automation • Industrial Components • Smart Factory

Vietnam is involved in several trade agreements with many countries, particularly with its Asian neighbours. Vietnam’s market is further expanded with its improved relationship with Europe and China:

In an effort to encourage more investment in the country, the Vietnamese government offers foreign companies incentives to invest in Vietnam.

Geographical advantages and growing economy are not the only attractive features for investors. Vietnam has always been welcoming to foreign direct investment (FDI) and encourages it by constantly renewing regulations and providing FDI incentives.

In contrast to many other countries, there are no minimum capital requirements for most business lines in Vietnam. In fact, setting a high capital for registering a company in Vietnam is one of the 7 common mistakes foreign investors do here.

Despite the yearly increase of minimum wage, Vietnam is still a country with low labor costs. Wages in Vietnam remain less than half of what the wages are in China.
The rise of wages in China has forced manufacturers to look for a market with lower labor costs. Vietnam with its low minimum wage and growing economy is a great low-cost alternative to China.

Over the last few decades, Vietnam’s economic growth has been one of the fastest in the world. This rapid development started due to economic reforms launched in 1986 and the rise has been continuous ever since

With the growth of the economy, it is almost certain that Vietnam is experiencing a fast-progressing infrastructure. The Vietnamese government has allocated a big sum of money to invest in the country’s infrastructure in recent years: highways, hospitals, international airports, new ports, etc.

With over 95 million residents, Vietnam ranks as the 14th largest population in the world. By 2030, the population will grow to 105 million, as forecasted by Worldometers

According to Worldometers, the median age in Vietnam is 30.8 years in contrast to 37.3 years in China. Nielsen has also estimated that 60% of Vietnamese are under the age of 35.

There are more people living in Vietnam than in most of the large countries in Europe. Vietnam’s population has already surpassed the following European countries. Growing solvent population together with a booming economy hide bigger investment opportunities in Vietnam than most people would realize at first.