20 new jobs and €5m in contracts agreed on foot of China trade mission

Twenty new jobs are expected to be created following a trade mission to China.

Contracts between Irish and Asian companies, worth just under €5m, are being announced as part of an Enterprise Ireland's five-day trip to China and Korea.

Investments of €36m in business opportunities in Asia were also agreed by Irish companies during the mission.

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton is welcoming the news.