Vietnamese firms join Malaysia Int’l Halal Showcase

Four Vietnamese firms are attending the 15th Malaysia International Halal Showcase 2018 underway in Kuala Lumpur from April 4-7.
Vietnamese firms join Malaysia Int’l Halal Showcase ảnh 1Trung Nguyen coffee stall (Source: VNA)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – FourVietnamese firms are attending the 15th Malaysia International HalalShowcase 2018 underway in Kuala Lumpur from April 4-7. 

They include Hanoi Trade Corporation(Hapro), Trung Nguyen Coffee, Loc Troi Group and Asia Fish Oil – an affiliateof Sao Mai Group.

According to the organising board, nearly800 companies from 41 countries and territories are running 1,200 booths at theevent, more than half of which are from Malaysia, followed by India, Thailand,Indonesia, Iran and China. 

On display are food and beverages,pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, financial and tourism products, e-commerce andlogistics services.

Nguyen Tien Dung, Deputy Director of LocTroi Group’s Food Trade Department, said it is the first time the company hasjoined the event to market products and seek potential partners.

He said when Malaysia loosens importregulations, Loc Troi will offer more quality Halal rice with competitiveprices to the market.

Hapro Deputy Executive Director Nguyen ThuHuong said it is the second time Hapro has joined the event, adding that Halalproducts account for 20 percent of its exports and the figure will increase soon.

Consumers from ASEAN and the Middle East visitedand learned about Loc Troi’s products, especially japonica and jasmine rice,Trung Nguyen coffee, cashew nuts, pepper, beans, cinnamon and anise.-VNA

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