‘Plenty of opportunities for SA in Taiwan’

There are plenty of opportunities in Taiwan for South African companies, particularly those operating in the agro-processing and jewellery sectors, according to Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation in Taiwan, I-Min Tong.

He was addressing business delegates at the Trade and Investment seminar organised by the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) in Taipei as part of the second leg of the Outward Selling and Investment Mission (OSIM) that started yesterday.

"South African agricultural products, especially wine and grapes, are very popular in Taiwan. This has been the case for a number of years and has seen Taiwan increasingly importing most of these products from South Africa," said Tong.

Referring to possible collaboration in the food processing industry, he commented: "Taiwan has advanced technology when it comes to food processing and the exchange of skills and technology can assist South Africa to compete with other countries and develop its agricultural processing industry further," added Tong.

The Chief Director for International Trade and Economic Development at the dti, Victor Mashabela,  said the department was meeting with the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan during the OSIM to deepen bilateral trade relations.