South China Morning Post

Asean firms hope Pinglu Canal will open China market, but fear flood of imports

Vietnamese coffee chain Trung Nguyen Legend has been brewing up big business in China, serving its signature slow-dripped ground blends sourced fresh from Vietnam. As its network of stores expands across China, logistics has become a bottleneck. It focuses on buying coffee beans in season from plantations in Vietnam, but road-and-sea transport to China follows a circuitous route with occasional delays. It hopes China’s first river-to-sea canal, which opened earlier this month, will offer a short

By South China Morning Post

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Asean firms hope Pinglu Canal will open China market, but fear flood of imports
Asean firms hope Pinglu Canal will open China market, but fear flood of imports

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