A Vietnamese business will attend the World Tea Expo 2024, the largest event in global tea industry, for the first time when it is held from March 18 to 20 in Las Vegas, the United States.

The tea industry has opened up many job opportunities for people, improved their lives, helped eliminate poverty and contributed significantly to economic growth in many localities.

Weak market demand coupled with stricter regulations remain the main barriers to the Vietnamese tea processing industry when it tries to gain a strong foothold in foreign markets.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), tea exports in the first four months of this year reached 30,000 tonnes, worth 50 million USD, down 4.8% in volume and 5.8% in value compared to the same period last year.