Sources: aicep Portugal Global

The first edition of the Cork Academy in China, in 2018, attracted almost 2,000 participants to 93 events in 33 cities, and resulted in the training of more than 30 cork “ambassadors”.

The Cork Academy programme in China, launched by the Portuguese Cork Association (Apcor), is to stage 15 promotional events in nine cities in China from 8 to 16 January, the group has announced.

According to a post on the Chinese social network WeChat, the events will take place in Beijing and in seven provinces, including Guangdong, the province in southern China that neighbours Macau, a former Portuguese colony.