| Spokesman: Canton fair gets bigger, more comprehensive |
| Monday,April 14,2008 Posted: 10:15 BJT(0215 GMT) xinhua |
GUANGZHOU, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Xu Bing, a spokesman for the 103rd China Import and Export Fair, told reporters here on Monday that 18,721 businesses will be present when the event opens on Tuesday. That will be 3,667 more businesses than the previous fair, he said. The event, long known as the Canton Fair, will continue to introduce reforms but will remain a comprehensive fair, he said. "We'll expand in an appropriate way and advance the fair's professional features while guaranteeing that the fair remains a comprehensive trading place," said Xu. The participants will include 514 foreign companies from 51 countries and regions, such as Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, India, Turkey, Singapore, Italy, the United States and Thailand. Xu said the organizers had also invited 366,000 overseas procurement experts, 46,000 more than the previous fair. The Canton fair was a biannual export-promotion event until the101st session, when its name was officially changed to the China Import and Export Fair from the Chinese Export Commodities Fair. The fair has two phases, one running from April 15 to 20 and the second from April 25 to 30. The first phase will feature textiles, garments, health products, household appliances, tools, small vehicles and hardware. Food, tea, kitchenware, decorations, toys, sporting goods, and office supplies will be on show in the second phase. |
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