"The 2007 Taiwan International Orchid Show brought in NT$80 million (US$2.42 million) in on site sales and a further NT$1.5 billion in export orders...
announced... after the show closed Thursday. ... the nine-day exhibition attracted over 220,000 visitors, including nearly 2,000 foreign visitors from 22 countries... ... a number of firms interested in participating in the outsourcing of the [Tainan] county government's Taiwan Orchid Plantation, which is to become an orchid park and market. A research team from the National University of Kaohsiung will take up residence and work in the park's greenhouse to help win further export orders. The park is to have permanent orchid exhibition and regular orchid markets on holidays... the county government will also work on establishing an orchid museum in the park. The 2008 Taiwan International Orchid Show is slated for March 8-16... after next year's Tokyo International Orchid Show" ************ article URL : http://www.cna.com.tw/eng/cepread.php?id=200703220034 Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
