Vietnam joins management board of Asian Coffee Association
Vietnam joined 12 other countries on the management board of the Asian Coffee Association (ACA) which was officially established on November 27 in Mangshi city, capital of Dehong autonomous prefecture, China’s Yunnan province.
Vietnam joins 12 other countries on the management board of the Asian Coffee Association (ACA) which was officially established on November 27. (Photo: VNA)
Beijing (VNA) – Vietnam joined 12 other countries on themanagement board of the Asian Coffee Association (ACA) which was officially establishedon November 27 in Mangshi city, capital of Dehong autonomous prefecture,China’s Yunnan province.
The other members of the board are China, the Republic of Korea, Japan,Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabiaand Turkey.
Chinese delegate Xiong Xiangren, who was elected president of the association,said that the ACA will make efforts to devise standards, form pricing mechanisms,support brands, and expand Asian coffee culture.
ACA members can exchange information and resources and the ACA welcomes collaborationfrom countries both inside and outside the region, he stressed.
The association, initiated by more than 20 Asian countries in 2015, wasregistered in Colombo, Sri Lanka in July, 2017. Its only representative officeis in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province.
With a large population and growing coffee consumption, Asia is expected tobecome a new engine for the global coffee industry.-VNA
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Vietnam joins 12 other countries on the management board of the Asian Coffee Association (ACA) which was officially established on November 27. (Photo: VNA) 
