Bozhou in East China's Anhui province is a vibrant city with a glorious history. It consists of Qiaocheng district and three counties -Woyang, Mengcheng and Lixin - with a total area of more than 8,300 square kilometers and a population of 6.1 million.
Since it was first held in 2004, the annual China-ASEAN Expo has become an important platform for friendly exchanges, business promotion and bilateral cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The construction of cross-border economic zones for trade between China and ASEAN will be the highlight of a forum scheduled for Sept 21 in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
Nearly 1,500 booths will display the latest projects and products when the ninth China-ASEAN Expo gets under way in Nanning on Sept 21, a marked increase in size over previous years, organizers said.
Trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has developed rapidly over the past decade as the partnership was consolidated through strengthened mutual trust, deeper financial engagement and enormous benefits to people in countries across the region, said information provided by the Guangxi regional government.
Venezuela and China established diplomatic relations on June 28, 1974, and over the following 38 years, the two nations have consolidated ties that continue to grow stronger through friendship and mutual respect.
It was a year of the commercial consolidation between Venezuela and China in 2011 as trade reached $18 billion, 24 times the figure of $742 million registered in 2003.
Nearly four years after its first satellite was launched with assistance from China, Venezuela plans to launch a second this year, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced recently.
Venezuela is a bridge connecting North America, South America and Europe, and its proximity to the Panama Canal facilitates access to all those countries bordering the Pacific Ocean.
It has been 11 years since an Energy Cooperation Agreement was signed that signaled the beginning of strong trade between China and Venezuela.
Distance and geography are not obstacles when two countries forge enduring cultural bonds.
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