| All stands at the Kunming International Trade Centre, host of the upcoming
Kunming Export Commodity Trade Fair '99, have been booked by exhibitors from home and
abroad, said Shao Qiwei, vice-governor of Southwest China's Yunnan Province. The
Kunming International Trade Centre offers 1,603 stands. However, so far, 2,300 businesses
have submitted their applications to attend the fair.
The five-day event will run from June 6 to 10.
Six areas will be dedicated to exhibiting heavy machinery, electronics and electrical
appliances, textile and light industry products.
In addition, special stands are reserved for attracting foreign investments and
promoting overseas trade.
Foreign enterprises will have a special hall for their products.
Shao said corporations, popular with foreign investors, have booked stands for business
talks during the event.
Many delegations from Chinese provinces and cities, and enterprises from 13 countries
and regions, such as America, Japan, France, Australia and Hong Kong, will attend the
fair.
During the fair, six provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in Southwest
China will hold a convention focusing on the economic co-ordination among them. The
Kunming Export Commodity Fair, co-sponsored by Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, the
Tibet Autonomous Region and the Chongqing Municipality, has been held every August since
1993, but from this year's fair and on, the event will take place in June. |
