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Harbin fair highlights opportunities

By Xia Huan (China Daily)
Updated: 2008-06-14 13:58

The 19th China Harbin International Fair for Trade and Economic Cooperation will run from June 15 to 19 in the capital city of Heilongjiang province.

Designed to enhance economic and technological cooperation, the fair at Harbin International Conference and Exhibition Center is part of ongoing efforts to rejuvenate the aging industrial centers of northeast China.

Sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Harbin municipality and the provincial governments of Heilongjiang and Zhejiang, the fair has invited top transnational corporations and purchasing professionals.

This year's fair includes 2,000 indoor displays and 600 outdoor booths in 20,000 sq m of exhibition tents.

Exhibition pavilions range from hi-tech and investment to foods, arts and crafts, garments, machinery and electric products.

Other pavilions include those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan as well as foreign countries.

The number of overseas traders attending the fair is expected to surpass 12,000 this year.

Nations slated to each host a business day include Russia, South Korea, the United States, Belarus, Japan and Canada.

As well, a day highlighting Heilongjiang-EU partnership will be part of the program.

Other events include those for transnational procurement, energy saving and environmental protection, financing and pollution-free food.

Begun in 1990, the fair has grown into a large international expo authorized by the Chinese government and now seen as important forum for investment and technological cooperation in Northeast Asia.

Over the years the fair has expanded to accommodate an ever-growing number of exhibitors and visitors from home and abroad.

Organizers say the fair "is the ideal place to discover the incredible potential and resources of northern China".