CIHAS 2011 EYES OVER 10,000 BUYERS, MORE THAN 400 EXHIBITORS

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 (Bernama) -- The Sixth China International Halal Food
and Muslim Products Show (CIHAS 2011), to be held in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui
Autonomous Region from Sept 19-23, is expected to attract over 10,000 buyers and
more than 400 exhibitors.

In a statement Tuesday, the organising committee said the halal show was
positioned as an international trade-show providing a unique business platform
to showcase halal food, Muslim products and Islamic services catering to the
fast-growing global market.

"Realising the vast potential of halal food industry, China's Ministry of
Commerce has decided to upgrade the traditional halal show from a consumer fair
to a professional trade show," it said.

It said CIHAS 2011 has also been placed under the high-profiled platform of
China-Arab States Expo, which would also be held during the halal show.

China, considered as a fast emerging source for the halal food sector, has
an estimated Muslim market of about 150 million.