Martial Arts, This Year's First Export Consultation Held via Non-Face-to-Face Video Conference

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Korea International Trade Association announced on the 28th that it held the first virtual export consultation meeting of the year at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, jointly with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

The consultation meeting was attended by 26 promising domestic consumer goods companies, including health functional foods, kitchenware, and beauty products, who conducted export consultations with 10 buyers from China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and other countries.

Major buyers included JD.com, the second-largest business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce company in China; Jiayou Group, one of the top three home shopping companies in China; and the Hong Kong sourcing office of Conrad Electronics, a global major electronics distributor.

The consultations utilized platforms such as Zoom and WeChat, with participating companies and overseas buyers connecting from their own offices, and interpreters supported by the Trade Association connecting from COEX, conducting three-party video consultations.

The Trade Association stated, "We will continue to hold virtual export consultation meetings this year to help export companies struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic to develop overseas markets."

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