PH Seafood Products Attract Buyers at ASEAN Trade Fair on Seafood

Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez and Commercial Counsellor Jose Ma. Dinsay (fourth and third from left) join hands with ASEAN-Korea Centre Secretary General Lee Hyuk, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tu, Malaysian Ambassador Dato’ Mohd Ashri Muda, Commercial Counselors of other ASEAN member countries and ASEAN-Korea Centre officials during the Formal Opening Ceremony of the ASEAN Trade Fair on Seafood that was held on 22 April 2019 at the COEX Convention Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. (Seoul PE photo)

SEOUL 30 April 2019 — Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez served as Guest of Honor at the Grand Opening of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Trade Fair on Seafood on 22 April 2019 at the COEX Convention Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

The event was held in conjunction with the Seoul International Seafood Show, the largest international seafood exhibition in Seoul.

The ASEAN Trade Fair on Seafood was organized by the ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) to expand seafood trade between Korea and ASEAN member countries, in view of the exponential growth in the demand and supply of seafood, a major agricultural commodity traded around the world.

Major seafood exporters from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam exhibited their seafood products during this event.  The Embassy through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center and in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau organized the participation of Philippine seafood exporters in the event.

Ambassador Hernandez, along with AKC Secretary General Lee Hyuk, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tu, Malaysian Ambassador Dato’ Mohd Ashri Muda, Commercial Counsellor Jose Ma. Dinsay and other Commercial Counsellors, toured the pavilions of the participating ASEAN member countries and sampled the varied seafood offerings at each pavilion.

At the Philippine pavilion, nine seafood exporters showcased to the dignitaries and visitors a wide variety of seafood products encompassing fresh yellowfin tuna; frozen tuna, mahi, crabs, shrimps, milkfish and octopus, dried and smoked fish, seafood-based condiments such as sautéed shrimp paste and fish sauce, snacks such as crispy anchovies, crispy squid and dried fish, and bottled milkfish, herring and sardines.

The dignitaries were able to taste unique Philippine seafood delicacies such as marinated milkfish, sardines and the famous fresh tuna from Mindanao at the Philippine pavilion,

The Philippines’ participation in the ASEAN Trade Fair was a resounding success as the Philippines seafood exporters were able to link up with Korean buyers and to secure business deals. END

Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez, ASEAN-Korea Centre Secretary General Lee Hyuk, ASEAN-Korea Centre Secretary General, Vietnam Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tu, and Malaysian Ambassador Dato’ Mohd Ashri Muda at the ASEAN Trade Fair on Seafood. 

Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez, ASEAN-Korea Centre Secretary General Lee Hyuk, Ms. Kalene Ann M. Ebora, Trade-Industry Development Specialist of the DTI’s Export Marketing Bureau and representatives of nine PH seafood exporting companies pose at the Philippine pavilion, ASEAN Trade Fair on Seafood. (Seoul PE photo)

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