Kaladan News

Dated: Sunday September 7, 2003

S. KOREA AND BURMA BUSINESSMEN MEET

Rangoon, September 7: South Korean products recently

have found ready market in Burma said a Rangoon

businessman, according to Burma Times.

Dr. Sabai (female) from Hein Burma Company Limited

said disposable syringes and needles from South Korea

are popular in Burma because of their good quality and

reasonable price.

Despite the fact that the prices of many South Korea

products are a marginally higher than those of similar

goods from China, the quality is much higher, she

said.

A business meeting was held between about 40 Burma

companies and 7 companies from South Korea organized

by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)

last week.

Besides disposable syringes and needles, a diverse

variety of other products were presented by South

Korea companies attending the meeting, included

industrial products such as agricultural hose piping,

generators and gas cutting torches, together with home

appliances and bathroom accessories, optical frames

and shrimp feed. ##

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