Binh Dinh: More than 100 Wood Industry Enterprises Participate in Q-FAIR International Fair 2025

The Q-FAIR 2025 International Fair took place from March 6 to 9 in Quy Nhon City (Binh Dinh) with more than 1,000 booths of more than 100 enterprises producing goods related to exterior products and serving modern lifestyles. With the advantage of fertile red basalt soil and mild climate, Huong Hoa district is considered the "capital" of coffee in Quang Tri province. In recent years, many groups of farmers, cooperatives, and cooperatives have appeared in the district, linking with coffee growers, especially the Bru Van Kieu people, to build a clean, closed coffee chain. Khe Sanh Agricultural Cooperative, with Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang as Director, is a typical example. On the afternoon of March 7, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a national online conference to disseminate and implement the laws and resolutions recently passed at the 9th Extraordinary Session of the 15th National Assembly. In March, the changing weather brings the warm breath of Spring, awakening the Dong Van Stone Plateau (Ha Giang) after long months of hibernation in the cold winter. At the age of 66, the prestigious Zo Ram Dien, Dac Ta Vang village, Dac Toi commune, Nam Giang border district (Quang Nam) is still enthusiastic with a sense of responsibility, exemplary, mobilizing people to actively work and produce, while preserving precious traditional beauty, spreading the burning flame of love for this "treasure" of the Ta Rieng community to the younger generation. On March 6, at Hung Vuong Square, City. Bac Lieu, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in coordination with the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province organized the opening ceremony of the Vietnam - Bac Lieu Salt Festival 2025, with the theme "100-year journey of salt making - Human life". This is an event to preserve, honor and enhance the value of Vietnam's salt making profession. The Q-FAIR 2025 International Fair took place from March 6 to 9 in Quy Nhon City (Binh Dinh) with more than 1,000 booths of more than 100 enterprises producing goods related to exterior products and serving modern lifestyles. Hearing that 4 children in the area had a high fever and needed to be transferred to the hospital immediately, the principal of a school in the mountainous district of Nam Tra My (Quang Nam) drove through the night to take the children to the city for emergency care. Summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. The morning news on March 7 had the following notable information: Ban flowers are brilliant in the middle of the forest. The stunning beauty of Mang Den forest changing leaves. Thai girl brings brocade to international friends. Along with other news in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas. "Bac Lieu needs to choose for itself the smartest development model, in which attention is paid to synchronous development of infrastructure, choosing an economic model towards green transformation, digital transformation, knowledge economy and human resources as new resources". This is the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha at the Investment Promotion Conference of Bac Lieu province in 2025, organized by the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province on March 7. During the 2 days of March 6-7, in Ia Dom commune (Duc Co district, Gia Lai), the Provincial Youth Union, the Vietnam Youth Union of the province in coordination with the City Youth Union, the Vietnam Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City and District 12, Duc Co District People's Committee, Provincial Border Guard Command and other units organized the program "March Border", to care for people's lives and spread the sense of responsibility of young people in protecting national border sovereignty. Interkultur Association - Federal Republic of Germany and Hoi An City People's Committee (Quang Nam) agreed to coordinate to organize the 8th Vietnam International Choir Competition in Hoi An City, from April 9 to 13. Two fishing boats of Ha Tinh fishermen ran aground in the waters of Ly Son (Quang Ngai). All fishermen abandoned their boats and swam to shore at night, one Captain unfortunately went missing. Official information about the Spring Festival in the highlands of A Luoi, A Luoi District People's Committee (Hue City) said: The festival will take place in two days, March 28 - 29, 2025. There are 3 locations: A Luoi District Ethnic Minority Cultural Village; Quang Trung Center of A Luoi District; A Luoi highland market is where the festival activities take place.

Mr. Nguyen Tuan Thanh - Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee delivered the opening speech at the Fair.

On the evening of March 6, at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square (Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh), the Quy Nhon 2025 International Outdoor Fashion Fair (Q-FAIR 2025) officially opened. The event was jointly organized by the People's Committee of Binh Dinh Province, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, and the Binh Dinh Timber and Forest Products Association.

Q-FAIR 2025 brings together more than 1,200 booths on an area of ​​30,000 m2, becoming the most important event of the Vietnamese wood, furniture and handicraft industry. The fair is not only a place to exchange and connect domestic and international businesses but also a launching pad to help Vietnamese products reach further in the global market.

The fair attracted the participation of businesses from many countries and territories, from traditional markets such as Europe, America, Japan to new potential markets.

Delegates pressed the button to open the Fair.

Mr. Nguyen Tuan Thanh - Permanent Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee, said: Binh Dinh province also has an area of ​​forest and forestry land of more than 410,644 ha. Of which, planted forest is 136,395 ha, non-forested land is 64,207 ha. With a forest cover of 57.7% compared to coastal provinces (from Da Nang to Binh Thuan), Binh Dinh's forest cover is in the fairly good group.

Promoting the effectiveness of the large timber tree development project for the period 2016 - 2025, with a vision to 2035, up to now, Binh Dinh province has 10,123.5 hectares of large timber tree forests; the forest area certified for sustainable forest management (FSC) is 12,175.9 hectares.

Chairman of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan visited wood booths at the Fair

By 2035, the area of ​​large timber plantations is expected to reach 30,000 hectares, with an average large timber output rate of over 60%. With a production method following the value chain from afforestation, processing and product consumption, Binh Dinh is gradually becoming a high-tech forest product processing center in the region.

According to Mr. Nguyen Tuan Thanh, as one of the "wood industry capitals" of Vietnam, Binh Dinh has more than 320 wood processing enterprises operating, concentrated in large industrial parks such as Phu Tai and Long My, with a total investment capital of about 13,000 billion VND.

This year's fair has the participation of more than 100 wood businesses.

Export products mainly include furniture, outdoor furniture, garden furniture, wood chips, pellets, serving the markets of the US, EU, UK, Australia, Japan, etc. Binh Dinh has also actively encouraged businesses to apply modern processing technology, meeting international standards such as ISO, FSC-CoC, VFTN, to meet the requirements of export markets.

Binh Dinh provincial leaders said that this event not only promotes trade in the wood industry but also contributes to promoting the image of Binh Dinh - a dynamic, friendly destination with great development potential.

A variety of wooden products are displayed at the Fair.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Bui Quang Hung - Deputy Director of the Trade Promotion Agency said that the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Vietnamese Wood Industry in general and the Binh Dinh Wood Industry in particular are facing many great opportunities to make a strong breakthrough.

Currently, Vietnam is a major wood exporting country in the world, ranking second in Asia with an estimated export turnover of more than 16 billion USD in 2024, an increase of more than 20% compared to 2023.

According to Mr. Hung, global consumption trends are shifting towards sustainable, environmentally friendly products; especially in the outdoor furniture sector. New generation free trade agreements such as the Vietnam - European Union Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), and the Vietnam - UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) continue to open up tariff incentives and create favorable conditions for Vietnamese wood enterprises to penetrate deeper into international markets.

In particular, Binh Dinh Wood Industry has advantages in highly skilled human resources, a closely linked business ecosystem and active support from local authorities in developing production and logistics infrastructure.

However, in addition to great opportunities, the Vietnamese wood industry also faces many challenges. Key export markets such as the US, EU, and Japan are increasingly tightening regulations related to legal wood traceability, carbon emission reduction, and social responsibility.

Mr. Le Minh Thien - Chairman of Binh Dinh Timber and Forest Products Association, Head of Q-FAIR 2025 Organizing Committee informed: In 2024, the Wood industry will maintain its position as one of the 6 key export product groups, contributing 16.3 billion USD to Vietnam's export turnover, an increase of 21% compared to 2023.

Wooden furniture products

Binh Dinh Wood Industry alone with its "purely Vietnamese" business community surpassed the 1 billion USD export turnover mark for the first time, contributing 62% of the total export turnover of the whole province.

Continuously expanding market share in major markets such as the United States, EU, Korea, Japan, China, etc., the Vietnamese Wood industry is positioning Vietnam to become the world's leading wood furniture manufacturing and exporting country, bringing Vietnamese wood furniture into homes, gardens, and constructions in more than 150 countries and territories around the world.

The Chairman of the Binh Dinh Timber and Forest Products Association said that the Vietnamese wood processing industry, especially in Binh Dinh - a famous place as the center of the Outdoor industry, is demonstrating a strong rise, creativity and innovation more than ever.

The Fair also displays OCOP products from many localities.

The Q-FAIR 2025 International Fair is not only an opportunity for businesses to display wood products and outdoor products with rich, unique designs and good quality, but also an opportunity to demonstrate creativity and application of advanced technology and machinery, especially machines integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) in processing and manufacturing wood products.

Thereby aiming to develop a sustainable and effective wood processing industry in the period of 2021 - 2030, Binh Dinh Wood Industry will reach 2 billion USD and reach 20 billion USD in wood export turnover nationwide.

Highland localities share experiences in afforestation and timber export

Source: https://baodantoc.vn/binh-dinh-hon-100-doanh-nghiep-nganh-go-tham-gia-hoi-cho-quoc-te-q-fair-2025-1741315998125.htm