Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-06-18

The government will help Taiwanese food companies export their halal products to the

The government will help Taiwanese food companies export their halal products to the global market. (Photo by RTI)

global market. That’s the word from the head of the economics ministry’s Bureau of Foreign Trade, Yang Jen-ni.

During an interview with RTI on Friday, Yang said that there is high potential in the halal market. She said that the 1.6 billion Muslims account for about one third of the global population. She said that more than half of them live in Asia, with many residing in nations targeted by the Taiwan government’s New Southbound Policy.

That policy aims to create closer cultural and economic ties with nations in South and Southeast Asia, as well as New Zealand and Australia.    [FULL  STORY]