Vietnamese stall in Foodex 2018 (Source: VNA)Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnam launched a stall at the 43rd International Food and Beverage Exhibition (Foodex 2018) that opened in theJapanese prefecture of Chiba on March 6.
Foodex is Asia’s the largest exhibition dedicated to foodand drinks across Japan and the whole world.
As part of the national trade promotion programme 2018 launchedby the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Vietnam Trade Promotion Centre forAgriculture sent a delegation of businesses to the event to maintain ties withJapanese and Asian importers, sign valuable export deals, popularise Vietnamesecuisine and farm produce.
Up to 20 participating businesses come from cities andprovinces with strength in agro-fisheries such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, NgheAn, Bac Giang, Ninh Binh, Dong Thap, Ben Tre, Can Tho, Kien Giang, Lam Dong andCa Mau.
On display are Vietnamese specialty fruits, vegetables,processed aquatic products and fish oil, organic pepper, seedless lemon, rice-derivedfood, cakes and fruit drinks.
Ta Duc Minh, Commercial Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassyin Japan, said Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export to Japan hit 130 millionUSD in 2017, up nearly 70 percent.
The four-day exhibition attracts 3,350 firms from 80 countriesand territories worldwide, and 85,000 visitors.-VNA
Foodex is Asia’s the largest exhibition dedicated to foodand drinks across Japan and the whole world.
As part of the national trade promotion programme 2018 launchedby the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Vietnam Trade Promotion Centre forAgriculture sent a delegation of businesses to the event to maintain ties withJapanese and Asian importers, sign valuable export deals, popularise Vietnamesecuisine and farm produce.
Up to 20 participating businesses come from cities andprovinces with strength in agro-fisheries such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, NgheAn, Bac Giang, Ninh Binh, Dong Thap, Ben Tre, Can Tho, Kien Giang, Lam Dong andCa Mau.
On display are Vietnamese specialty fruits, vegetables,processed aquatic products and fish oil, organic pepper, seedless lemon, rice-derivedfood, cakes and fruit drinks.
Ta Duc Minh, Commercial Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassyin Japan, said Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export to Japan hit 130 millionUSD in 2017, up nearly 70 percent.
The four-day exhibition attracts 3,350 firms from 80 countriesand territories worldwide, and 85,000 visitors.-VNA
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