VIETSTOCK 2014 Expo & Forum -- Taking Place Next Month (15-17 October, 2014)

- Bigger And Better Following an Overwhelming Response from Industry

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The region is set the host again its 10th edition of VIETSTOCK Expo & Forum at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC), in Ho Chi Minh City from 15-17 October, 2014. Recognised at Vietnam's Premier Feed, Livestock and Meat Industry event, VIETSTOCK 2014 will bring together over 250 exhibiting companies among from 30 countries as well as major European Pavilions from the Czech Republic, Denmark, UK, and Holland.

Hosted by the Department of Livestock Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the event expected to welcome over 8,000 trade visitors and delegates, representing integrators, nutritionists, veterinarians, livestock farmers, feedmillers, wholesalers, retailers, food processors, importers and distributors across the region.

"The Department of Livestock Production (MARD) has been working with the VIETSTOCK Expo & Forum since its first event in 2004 and I am happy to report that the show has grown bigger and better every year. We are confident that the 2014 exhibition will promote further cooperation among the livestock, meat and feed fraternities throughout the region," said Mr. Nguyen Xuan Duong, Deputy Head, Department of Livestock Production, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD).

Highlights of the show will also include the high end conference to addresses the current and future market and product outcome that would help participants find solutions to a variety of business challenges. Many interesting topics will be covered such as "the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - Opportunities and Challenges of Vietnam's livestock industry", "Antibiotics and banned drugs in animal feed", "Quality control of imported products for the feed industry", and "Meat processing in Vietnam: Growth and Opportunities".

Pre-Register today to secure your attendance to the exhibition, conference and seminar registration. Visit www.vietstock.org for more details on VIETSTOCK 2014.

Notes to Editors:

1. About UBM Asia (www.ubmasia.com)

Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia is Asia's leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in mainland China, India and Malaysia. Established with its headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across Asia and in the US, UBM Asia has a strong global presence in 25 major cities with 30 offices and over 1,400 staff.

With a track record spanning over 30 years, UBM Asia operates in 21 market sectors with 160 dynamic face-to-face exhibitions, 75 high-level professional conferences, 28 targeted trade publications, 18 round-the-clock vertical portals and virtual event services for over 1,000,000 quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers and subscribers from all over the world. We provide a one-stop diversified global service for high-value business matching, quality market news and online trading networks.

UBM Asia has extensive office networks in China, Southeast Asia and India, three of the world's fastest growing B2B events markets. UBM China has 11 offices in the major cities in mainland China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Shenzhen, where we organise more than 70 exhibitions and conferences. In ASEAN, UBM Asia operates from its offices in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines with over 50 events in this region. UBM India teams in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad organise 20 exhibitions and 60 conferences every year across the country.

2. About UBM plc (www.ubm.com)

UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events via online and print providing them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional communities from doctors to game developers, journalists to jewellery traders, farmers to pharmacists. Our 6,500 staff members in more than 40 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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