Expo aims to draw investors

Guizhou province in Southwest China is counting on the 2012 China (Guizhou) International Alcoholic Beverage Expo to draw in even more outside investors after garnering 49.74 billion yuan ($7.8 billion) of investment in contract value at last year's event.

The province plans to present 926 projects, extending beyond the alcoholic beverage sector, in hopes of raising 251 billion yuan.

These projects include 125 in the primary industry, 495 in the secondary industry, and 306 in the tertiary industry.