Off the wire
• Russia may extend food embargo against Western countries for another five years  • Roundup: All but one Aust'n electorate support same-sex marriage: study  • Aussie grandfather booked for sexually abusing daughter, grandkids  • Philippines confirms three new Zika cases, bringing the total to 12  • 2,500-year-old bronze drum found in central Vietnam  • Spotlight: Cubans highly value close ties with China, Premier Li's visit  • S.Korea's import volume posts fastest growth in nearly 2 years in August  • Rock "personalities" study highlights worrying marketing practice: New Zealand researcher  • Chengdu to open nine new international flights  • China Focus: PLA hones real combat ability for stronger military  
You are here: 　 Home

China-Eurasia Expo closes, 18 bln USD contracts signed

Xinhua, September 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

A total of 18 billion U. S. dollars worth of contracts were signed during the fifth China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

During the expo, held from September 20 to 25, contracts were signed covering areas such as science, agriculture, mineral resources, energy, manufacturing and finance. A total of 16 corporate finance cooperation projects were signed.

Delegates from 57 countries and regions and six international organizations attended the expo, along with 3,500 professional purchasers. A total of 2,192 companies, including 418 overseas firms, took part in the expo.

The previous expo saw 6 billion U.S. dollars worth of foreign trade contracts signed with Chinese companies.

Li Jingyuan, head of the expo's secretariat, said the expo further strengthened Xinjiang's overseas cooperation, and played an increasingly important role in promoting the Silk Road Economic Belt constructi