Exports boost on cards as Cork twins with Chinese province

A potential exports boost could be on the cards after it was revealed that plans have been made to officially twin Co Cork with Jiangsu province in China — with the event to be held at the Chinese-owned Fota Island Resort during the Irish Open.

Cork County Council officials have already undertaken a trip to the province, which has a population of 80 million and its capital, Nanjing, which is the second-largest commercial centre in the East China region after Shanghai.

A return visit by Jiangsu officials took place last month, during which the delegation toured the Jameson Distillery, University College Cork and Janssen Biologics.