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China-ASEAN Expo

Date: Oct 22nd - 25th, 2008
Venue: Nanning City, Guangxi, China

The China-ASEAN Expo has become a propeller to the China-ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Free Trade Area (FTA) construction, said an official with the Expo's organizing committee on Thursday.

Gao Hucheng, vice co-chair of the China-ASEAN Expo Organizing Committee and Chinese vice minister of Commerce, made the remarks at a press conference of the State Council's Information Office.

He said the successful four rounds of Expo have effectively transformed the FTA construction from paperwork consensus reached by state leaders to pragmatic moves of business circles, which has injected a powerful drive for the FTA's construction.

The two sides have reached an agreement to complete a China-ASEAN Free Trade Area before 2010.

The China-ASEAN FTA is the first free trade area agreement signed by China. Since the conclusion of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between China and ASEAN in 2002, particularly since 2004, "the FTA construction has gained year-on-year growth," Gao said.

In November 2004, both sides concluded the FTA agreement on trade in goods, which came into effect in July 2005, reducing tariff rates on 7,000 commodities. In January 2007, the FTA agreement on trade in service was also signed.

Event Profile:

China Asean Expo will be a good opportunity to gauge the potential of the African market for overseas companies, and for their domestic counterparts, the best way to promote themselves. On the sidelines of the exposition, Chinese and ASEAN businesspeople, scholars and government officials will also attend the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.

Highlights:

The expo will be divided into three special parts, namely a trade zone, a investment and technological cooperation zone and a tourism zone.

Visitor's Profile:

Trade Visitors - manufacturers, importers & exporters of Kitchen wares, Home Electronics, Appliances, Bathroom Items, Furniture, General Gifts, Personal Accessories, Home Repair Items, Home Decoration, Leisure Items, Sports & Health Items & General Pubilc.

Exhibitor's Profile:

Profile for exhibit include Kitchen wares, Home Electronics, Appliances, Bathroom Items, Furniture, General Gifts, Personal Accessories, Home Repair Items, Home Decoration, Leisure Items, Sports & Health Items.

Why CAEXPO

A grand event backed by free trade and liberalized investment: Thanks to the CAFTA tariff reduction program, open trade in service and transparent investment mechanism, flows of goods, services and capitals within the CAFTA enjoy more freedom and conveniences. The CAEXPO, closely following the construction pace of the CAFTA, forms a platform of win-win cooperation between China and the ASEAN.

Prominent market potentials and blooming business opportunities: The bilateral trading volume between China and ASEAN records an annual growth rate of 20%, with the total trade volume of 2007 climbing to USD192.2 billion. The CAFTA, upon its completion in 2010, will become a huge market with 1.8 billion consumers and a total trading volume of USD1.2 trillion as well as the 3rd largest free trade area in the world only after the North America Free Trade Area (NAFTA) and the EU.

A multi-field cooperation platform co-constructed by China and ASEAN: Driven by the joint support pooled by the governments of China and the 10 ASEAN countries, the CAEXPO aims to build a superb platform for cooperation between China and ASEAN in the fields of trade, investment, tourism and science & technology.

The previous 4 successful CAEXPOs yielded richer economic outcomes: The previous 4 CAEXPOs totally attracted 7,413 exhibiting enterprises and 116,000 exhibitors and trade visitors from 65 countries/regions around the globe, concluded a total trading volume of USD4.92 billion and contracted international cooperation projects worth USD22.26 billion.

Objective of CAEXPO

Based on the Framework Agreement on China-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Cooperation, with the sole objectives of promoting the building of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, and striving for mutual benefits and common prosperity, the China-ASEAN Expo focuses on regional economic and trade cooperation and provides tremendous opportunities for the business communities from all over the world.

Major Events

Business Matching: Provide trade and investment pre-matching services in line with the expectations of traders and investors, and arrange on-site business talks during the CAEXPO, for you to target your potential partners.

Exhibitors’ Rostrum: An ideal platform for you to promote new products and services

Conferences & Forums: The China-ASEAN Business & Investment Summit (CABIS) will be held concurrently. A series of forums will be staged on specific sectors, for business leaders to elaborate their market analysis.

Online Exhibition: Free e-booths will be provided for exhibitors at http://www.caexpo.org, the CAEXPO official website to promote your enterprises and products all year round.

Countries of Honor: A series of events will be tailored to promote the CAEXPO Countries of Honor.

Cultural Events: Splendid cultural exchange events will be staged, including the Nanning International Art Festival of Folk Songs, the China-ASEAN Golf Masters Invitational, etc.

Organizer:

Center for International Trade Expositions & Missions
Golden Shell Pavillion, Roxas Boulevard Cor. Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue,
Pasay, Philippines.
Tel: +(63)-(2)-8323956
Fax: +(63)-(2)-8323965

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