The China Post
Date: January 6, 2017
By: Kuan-lin Liu
The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) gave VIP guests and reporters a sneak peek
TAITRA’s President and CEO Peter W.J. Huang (黃文榮), left, and celebrity guest Chung Hsing-Ling (鐘欣凌), right, showcase platters of food that the 2017 Taiwan New Year Market Fair will sell to save families the trouble of cooking a Lunar New Year dinner on their own. (Kuan-lin Liu, The China Post )
of the foods and other products that will be featured at the upcoming 2017 Taiwan New Year Market Fair on Thursday.
At the preview, TAITRA President and CEO Peter W.J. Huang (黃文榮) announced that this year’s fair would feature 388 businesses and 600 booths.
The fair, now in its fourth year, witnessed a 5 percent increase in the number of booths it would feature compared to 2016. The number of participating vendors experienced growth as well, with this year featuring the most international participating businesses in the fair’s history.
Thirteen vendors who will have booths during the 5-day fair were present at the preview to spread the word about their products. The fair will run from Jan. 12 to Jan. 16.
These businesses, which vary from seafood providers and wineries to jewelry makers, include Greenmax, New Yange, DaChan Greatwall Group, Grand Hyatt Taipei, and Billy King, among others. [FULL STORY]
