Vietnamese businesses are showcasing their products at an annual retail fair in Paris from April 30 to May 12. Foire de Paris 2013, the largest of its kind in France, has featured approximately 3,400 stands from a number of European countries, including 50 from Vietnam.Vietnamese items such as handicrafts, brocade products, jewellery, clothes, silk scarves, souvenirs and Ao dai(traditional long dress) captured great attention from visitors.Highlight of the Vietnamese space is a stand showcasing creative lacquer paintings by young Vietnamese artists and painters.Guersende Roudy, Market Managing Director at the Paris Fair, said she was impressed by Vietnamese designs, commending the businesses’ progress in diversifying eye-catching products and improving the quality.Leaders of the fair met the Vietnamese Embassy in France discussing support to Vietnamese businesses to take part in next year’s fair.Ambassador to France Duong Chi Dung noted that Vietnamese businesses’ participation shows their strong desires to seek partners and expand markets hares in Europe in the context of the global economic downturn.He said he will work with the organising board to support Vietnamese businesses in displaying their products in the 2014 fair. VOV