I. Prominent Achievements
2,506 Standard Booths and 50,000m2 Exhibition Area
The 1st China-ASEAN Expo was a large-scale regional exposition with 2,506 standard booths, equivalent to 50,000m2.
1,505 Enterprises and over 8,000 Exhibitors
1,505 enterprises from all over the world exhibited in the 1st China-ASEAN Expo, including 516 from outside mainland China, 260 influential branded enterprises, and 19 companies of the Global 500. The number of the exhibitors exceeded 8,000.
Over 10,000 Purchasers
Importers & Exporters 37%
Manufacturers 21%
Trade Services Organizations 15%
Investors 14%
Others 13%
USD1.084 Billion Trade Volume
Medical & Health Products USD66 million
Hardware & Minerals USD78 million
Household Appliances USD140 million
Other Products USD224 million
Machinery & Equipments USD253 million
Agricultural Products USD195 million
Chemical Products USD128 million
129 Cooperation Projects with a Total Contractual Volume of USD4.968 Billion
Countries involved in the signed projects included Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, U.S.A., Canada, France, etc.
113 Mass Media from Home and Abroad with 846 Reporters Covering the Expo
II. The 1st China-ASEAN Business & Investment Summit
Common Development with Promising Prospect
The leaders hereinafter listed attended the summit:
Madam Wu Yi
Vice Premier of the State Council of China
H.E. Mr. Samdech Hun Sen
Prime Minister of Cambodia
H.E. Mr. Boungnang Vorachith
Prime Minister of Laos
Lt-General Soe Win
Prime Minister of Myanmar
H.E. Mr. Phinij Jarusombu
Vice Prime Minister of Thailand
H.E. Mr. Pham Gia Khiem
Vice Prime Minister of Vietnam
H.E. Mr. Ong Keng Yong
Secretary General of the ASEAN Secretariat
Mr.Wan Jifei, Chairman of the China Council
for the Promotion of International Trade
The 1st China-ASEAN Business & Investment Summit was jointly sponsored by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Summit was successfully held along with the 1st China-ASEAN Expo and was the grandest event of the year in the business and investment circles in China and the ASEAN Countries.
The Summit was attended by over 900 participants, including state leaders, ministers, leaders of many chambers of commerce from China and ASEAN, CEOs of multinational corporations and leading enterprises, scholars and experts from many parts of the world. They exchanged views on the future of the CAFTA under the topic of "Promoting Mutual Cooperation and Pursuing Common Development" and reached a consensus that a more open and positive contribution in building the CAFTA will ensure a broader cooperation in various fields and a more convenient bilateral trade between China and ASEAN nations.
Madam Wu Yi, Vice Premier of the State Council of China, H.E. Mr. Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, H.E. Mr. Boungnang Vorachith, Prime Minister of Laos, Lt-General Soe Win, Prime Minister of Myanmar, H.E. Mr. Phinij Jarusombu, Vice Prime Minister of Thailand, and H.E. Mr. Pham Gia Khiem, Vice Prime Minister of Vietnam made their theme speeches, appealing to speed up the CAFTA construction so as to lay a more solid foundation for the development of bilateral trade. At the Forum on Business & Investment, business leaders focused on the two subjects of "Understanding and Mutual Benefit: the Cornerstone of Free Trade" and "Capitalizing on Changes and Supporting Innovation ", covering a wide range of issues of the present situation and future of China-ASEAN cooperation.
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