Three-day beauty, hair and spa trade event Cosmobeaute Vietnam kicked off yesterday with 150 companies in attendance from 15 countries.

The event, which is being held at Saigon Exhibition Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, is co-organised by Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Health.

At 200 booths, exhibitors are showcasing the latest brands, products and technologies from Vietnam’s beauty industry.

Phan Thi Thanh Minh, General Director of the Agency for Southern Affairs at Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, said, “After seven consecutive years accompanying the Vietnamese beauty industry, the annual Cosmobeaute has become a trusted trade platform for exhibitors and visitors to be updated with knowledge, to share experience and seek business development opportunities.”