The 2005 China International Tea Conference is scheduled for September 28-29 in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, according to the organizers.

At the conference, major tea producers and consumers worldwide will mainly discuss the supply, demand, production and marketing, according to Cao Xumin, director of the China Chamber of Commerce of Importers and Exporters of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-Products.

The conference will focus on such subjects as the rules and regulations governing food inspection and quarantine by the main tea importers, the development trend of tea production, the nutrition of tea and people's health, as well as tea culture and tea economy.

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.

Meanwhile, the well-known coffee production enterprises from both home and overseas will be invited to the conference, thanks to the fast-increasing number of coffee consumers in China.

An exhibition will be held during the conference to display various tea drinks, coffee products, tea and coffee sets as well as packaging materials.

New technologies and equipments of tea production and various tea cultural publications will also be displayed at the exhibition.

(Xinhua News Agency July 18, 2005)