Sweet, bright red cherries are a feast for the eyes and palate during Chinese New Year festivities. But the fruiting time – early to mid-summer – is too late for sourcing from Asian or European orchards.

Southern summer bounty lands in time to grace New Year platters.

Chilean cherries take express road

Say “Chile” to most Hong Kongers and the first thing that springs to mind will be supermarkets – the range of wines and out-of-season fruits brought in from the Southern Hemisphere country that spans 39 degrees of latitude and nearly 7,000 metres of altitude.

Sole FTA with Latin American country brought strong rise in bilateral trade.

Hong Kong, Chile strengthen links

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Hong Kong, Chile strengthen links

Chilean cherries take express road

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