International Tea Conference
The 2005 China International Tea Conference is scheduled for September 28-29 in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The event will host major tea producers and focus on the supply, demand, production and marketing of native teas, according to Cao Xumin, director of the China Chamber of Commerce of Importers and Exporters of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-Products. Representatives and experts from the International Tea Commission, EU Tea Commission and the Japanese Trade Promotion Association will make keynote speeches at the upcoming conference.