Suoi Giang Tea co-operative in Van Chan introduced tea products at the workshop.

Part of a governmental project to facilitate such links, the workshop was co-organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), giant retail groups such as Aeon, Walmart, Central Retail, and Lotte, and different sector associations. It attracted the participation of 200 companies in agro-forestry and food processing along with thousands of viewers on its official Facebook page and YouTube channel.

In Yen Bai, Department of Industry and Trade, some relevant Departments, enterprises and co-operatives attended the workshop.

At the workshop, giant retail groups oriented Vietnamese companies about the need of buying argircultural, aqua-marine and food products; the procees of buying, criteria and requirement for quality of argircultural, aqua-marine and food products; notices in supplying and introducing goods for gian retail groups.

Companies and co-operatives of Yen Bai province had a discussion with Lotte Groups about the procees of buying, criteria and requirement for quality of argircultural, aqua-marine and food products with the desire to introduce and sell speccial products of Yen Bai province such as: tea, peanut oil, vermicelli, dried bamboo shoots, honey, essential oils

Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said the workshop is one of a series of activities within the project, which aims to bolster the capacity of Vietnamese exporters in terms of production, market expansion, and finance.