A supply-demand matchmaking meeting for the seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) was held in Shanghai on Tuesday, connecting nearly 60 exhibitors in consumer goods and service trade industries with potential buyers.
Over 100 buyers linked with 39 exhibitors in consumer goods and another 17 exhibitors in service trade.
"This year, we hope to make a breakthrough from last year's intended order value of about 680 million yuan (about 93 million U.S. dollars) via such a platform (CIIE)," said Lin Shao'an, an exhibitor from Johnson Health Tech China.
The 7th edition of the CIIE will run from November 5 till 10 this year in Shanghai.
Matchmaking event connecting buyers with exhibitors held for 7th CIIE
A formation of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels departed on Friday morning for Russia to carry out joint drills and patrol tasks between the two countries' coast guards, the CCG said Friday.
The Chinese and Russian coast guards will hold joint drills in maritime security threat crackdown and maritime rescue, following which vessel formations of the two sides will jointly patrol waters in the northern Pacific Ocean, according to the CCG.
The CCG noted that the drills and patrol tasks are not aimed at any third party and are unrelated to the current international and regional situations.
The purpose is to consolidate and deepen the friendly and practical cooperation between the maritime law enforcement forces of the two countries, improve joint patrol organizational and coordination mechanisms, and enhance their ability to jointly respond to various maritime security threats, it added.
China Coast Guard vessel formation departs for joint drills in Russia
