Vietnam wins big tea contract with Malaysian partner
Nam Son Co., Ltd and Asia Tea of Vietnam will supply tea to Kong Wooi Fong Tea Merchants Sdn Bhd based in Malaysia under a contract worth up to 2 million USD.
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Nam Son Co., Ltd andAsia Tea of Vietnam will supply tea to Kong Wooi Fong Tea Merchants Sdn Bhdbased in Malaysia under a contract worth up to 2 million USD.
The contract was inked by Vietnamese Trade Counsellorin Malaysia Pham Quoc Anh and Liew Choon Kong, Director of Kong Wooi Fong, within the framework of the Selangor International Business Summit 2021 (SIBS2021) on November 19.
Nam Son Co., Ltd and Asia Tea are among the biggestcompanies specialising in tea production, processing and export in Vietnam.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency(VNA)’s correspondents, Liew Choon Kong expressed his satisfaction at the Vietnamese partners, and highly valued Vietnamese tea products, especiallyblack tea.
As the second biggest exporter in Malaysia, only afterIndonesia, Vietnam holds a lot of potential, he said, suggesting Vietnamoptimise fairs and exhibitions to explore tea demand of local customers, thus going deeper into the Malaysian market.
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