The 27th China Hi-Tech Fair concluded in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Sunday, with the signing of intended trade deals worth 170 billion yuan (about 24 billion U.S. dollars).
The three-day event brought together over 1,000 procurement delegations from more than 120 countries and regions across the world, resulting in the signing of 1,023 supply-demand and investment-financing projects on-site.
The fair, recognized as a key platform for high-tech developments in China, was supported by the local government and showcased over 5,000 new technologies, products, and achievements.
This year's event, which run from Nov 14 to 16 at the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center, covered 400,000 square meters and featured more than 5,000 enterprises and international organizations, according to the fair's organizing committee.
The fair highlighted international technological advancements, China's high-level innovation, and Shenzhen's "20+8" industrial clusters, with 22 major exhibition areas, including artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, consumer electronics, and commercial aerospace.
It aimed to drive China's technological innovation and accelerate the adoption of global advancements, according to the fair's organizing committee.
27th China Hi-Tech Fair concludes with signing of trade deals worth 170 bln yuan
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Monday its ultimate aim in 2026 is to raise a total of 33 billion U.S. dollars to support 135 million people through 23 country operations and six plans for refugees and migrants.
OCHA noted its immediate priority for next year is to save 87 million lives with 23 billion U.S. dollars in funding.
The United Nations and its partners on Monday launched the 2026 global humanitarian appeal to save millions of lives where shocks hit the hardest -- in wars, climate disasters, earthquakes, epidemics and wherever crop failures occur, the office said.
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on Monday briefed the media on the newly released Global Humanitarian Overview 2026, an annual assessment of global humanitarian needs and how to respond to them, and provides an analysis of the drivers of needs and an overview of the resources required to support people targeted for assistance.
"Our priority for 2026 is to save 87 million lives. The plan includes 29 more detailed plans covering 50 countries. This includes 4 billion dollars to reach 3 million across the occupied Palestinian territories, 2.8 billion for 20 million people in Sudan, the world's largest displacement crisis, and 2 billion for the 7 million Sudanese forced to flee. It includes 1.4 billion to save 4.9 million lives in Myanmar and those fleeing the crisis there, and much, much more," he said.
UN office aims to raise 33 bln U.S. dollars to support 135 mln people in 2026
