Katingan regency to attend int'l expo

Katingan regency to attend int'l expo

PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: Katingan regency, Central Kalimantan, is the only regency outside Jakarta that has been invited to attend an industry expo in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.

Katingan regency spokesman, Gatin Rangka, said that the regental government would avail of the opportunity to exhibit its principal products before the international public in Zagreb. Among these products are rattan household furniture and handicraft products.

The expo, which will be participated in by 37 countries, will run from Sept. 13 through Sept. 18.

Katingan regency was chosen to participate in the expo after the Croatian representative to the ASEAN countries, Andelko Simic, was appointed an honorary resident of Katingan regency for strengthening ties between Croatia and Katingan.

The regency exports rattan products to various countries, including Thailand, China and Vietnam. -- Antara