STORY: Chinese food companies highlighted at trade fair in Malaysia
DATELINE: July 13, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:34
LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the expo venue
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TANG HAI, General manager of Guangxi CAEXPO International Exhibition Group
3. various of the expo venue
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHAN FOONG HIN, Malaysian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security

STORYLINE:

Chinese food companies have drawn the interest of Malaysians at the ongoing 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) 2023 Roadshow (Malaysia) & Guangxi Export Fair, which kicked off on Wednesday.
   
The expo is co-located with the 2023 Malaysian International Food & Beverage Trade Fair (MIFB).

Dozens of Chinese companies are introducing their products to both Malaysian and international consumers at the expo.
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TANG HAI, General manager of Guangxi CAEXPO International Exhibition Group
"This roadshow is one of the important sideline economic and trade activities of the China-ASEAN Expo, which is an international state-level expo. It is the very first time the China-ASEAN Expo roadshow be held in Malaysia."

Malaysian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Chan Foong Hin urged participating countries and regions at the MIFB to take advantage of Malaysia's fertile lands, tropical climate, and rich cultural heritage, which have given rise to an array of unique food products and flavors that form the basis of a multi-billion-dollar industry.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHAN FOONG HIN, Malaysian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
"Overall, Malaysia's agrifood industry holds so much promise. In 2022, agrifood activities as a whole contributed a substantial 173.9 billion ringgit (37.3 billion U.S. dollars) to our economy, or 11.5 percent of Malaysia's total GDP."

The 20th China-ASEAN Expo will be held in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 16-19.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuala Lumpur.
(XHTV)