Korean ginseng chicken soup, kimchi flow into China
Chinese customs began inspecting 1,200 packs of ginseng chicken soup from South Korea on Friday in Rongcheng, Shandong province, marking the beginning of trade of the traditional Korean cuisine in the Chinese market.
The first batch of products arrived at Shidao Port in Shandong on Thursday, and more will be delivered to ports in Shanghai and Shandong in following days.
"Both China and South Korea made great efforts to implement the first trade of ginseng chicken soup. We overcame a series of technical difficulties and it is an important movement toward improving the bilateral food trade and security," said Liu Jian, deputy director of division one at the Import and Export Food Safety Bureau under the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
