Economy and Business

3,000 investors swarm to Anhui's annual fair

By Zhang Yue (China Daily Anhui Bureau)
Updated: 2010-06-22 19:10

HEFEI - The Sixth Investment and Trade EXPO 2010 opened on June 20, drawing more than 3,000 investors from 49 countries and regions.

The current annual fair in Anhui province focuses on industrial transformation and innovation. The East China province has been undergoing construction of the Industrial Transfer Demonstration Zone in the Anhui Yangtze River City Belt, which was approved by the State Council at the beginning of this year with the aim of promoting 10 cities along the Yangtze River section within Anhui.

A Cooperative Frame Agreement signing ceremony and summit forum was held on Monday morning, during which the Anhui provincial government signed agreements with the Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, State Press and Publication Administration and China Development Bank.

Lu Zhongyuan, deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, addressed the forum, saying that the construction of the zone is vital in boosting the region and achieving new breakthroughs in accelerating the rise of Anhui.

He noted that promoting the cultural industry of Anhui is also of great significance in accelerating the province’s development.

Anhui has been hosting the annual investment and trade exposition since 2005. This year, the fair will go from June 20 to 23, offering 1,546 projects for investment.