China invites world's less-dev countries to biggest trade fair
Friday, 19 October 2007
GUANGZHOU, Oct 18 (Xinhua): Exporters from nine of the world's less- developed countries have joined China's biggest trade fair, known as China Import and Export Fair, being held in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province.
"The fair has provided the nine countries with booth space of about 300 sq.m. free of charge," said Xu Bing, a spokesperson of the fair.
The move aims to help exporters from the impoverished countries find business opportunities in China, according to Xu.
Nineteen companies specializing in materials, agriculture, food and beverages and handicraft from Laos, Sudan, Rwanda, Madagascar, Nepal, Chad, Cambodia, Haiti and Uganda attended the trade fair.
Formerly called China Export Commodities Fair, the fair changed its name to the "China Import and Export Commodities Fair" and set up booths for foreign sellers at its 101st event earlier this year, in an attempt to boost imports.
"The fair has provided the nine countries with booth space of about 300 sq.m. free of charge," said Xu Bing, a spokesperson of the fair.
The move aims to help exporters from the impoverished countries find business opportunities in China, according to Xu.
Nineteen companies specializing in materials, agriculture, food and beverages and handicraft from Laos, Sudan, Rwanda, Madagascar, Nepal, Chad, Cambodia, Haiti and Uganda attended the trade fair.
Formerly called China Export Commodities Fair, the fair changed its name to the "China Import and Export Commodities Fair" and set up booths for foreign sellers at its 101st event earlier this year, in an attempt to boost imports.