The latest technologies, equipment, and products in the printing and packaging industry are on display at the Vietnam International Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition (Vietnam Print Pack 2023), which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 27.

The four-day expo will attract 441 enterprises from 17 countries and territories, including China, Germany, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan (China), Thailand, the UK, the US, and Vietnam.

It will be a venue for domestic and foreign firms to meet and seek cooperative and trade opportunities.

Seminars will also be held on the sidelines of the expo, focusing on digital transformation for printing enterprises and experience in applying smart printing factories.

Vietnam’s printing industry has contributed 1 per cent to the country’s GDP in recent years, equivalent to $2 billion.