Cambodia marks first shipment of fresh longan to China

Agriculture minister Dith Tina (right) and Chinese ambassador Wang Wentian (third right) look at arrangements of Pailin longan at an event marking the inaugural export of the fruit to China on Oct 27. - PPP

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Longan on Oct 27 became the third Cambodian fruit to be officially exported directly to China in fresh form, after bananas and mangoes, following months of inspections and preparations.

This was the first day the Cambodian government authorised the direct export of fresh longan to China, more than a month after Beijing gave the final all-clear.