11.   He says the group has continued penetrating new market and identified opportunities to supply doors to the property sector for both local and medium cost residential and commercial buildings.

12.   Tan added that the exhibition also provides a conducive platform for local furniture manufacturers and exporters to tap vast opportunities in penetrating new markets.

13.   The ASEAN ministers also requested Japanese assistance in penetrating markets in South Asia, southern Africa and South America, according to the Japanese officials.

14.   The combined technology and know-how of the two countries, says Barrada, can be of significant use when it comes to penetrating African markets.