More than 10,000 direct-selling distributors from 11 countries in Asia and the Pacific will converge on Taipei for the meeting, which is scheduled to open on September 11.

Another health food maker, China's Pro-Health, is organizing a tour of Taiwan for close to 10,0000 staff workers in seven groups. The first group of visitors is expected to arrive in Taiwan next month.

Chinese visitors will come from Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Amoy, Guangzhou and Shenjun near Hong Kong.

The American and Chinese visitors will be the first travelers in large groups to arrive in Taiwan after the island was hit by Typhoon Morakot on August 8-9. They will give Taiwan's tourism industry a shot in the arm by infusing at least US$100 million in tourist money.