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Canton Fair enters third phase, featuring lifestyle products

2026-05-01 10:16 Last Updated At:13:33

The third phase of the 139th China Import and Export Fair, or Canton Fair, opened Friday in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, featuring a dazzling array of lifestyle products.

The five-day segment of the world's largest trade fair , running May 1 till 5, focuses on toys, maternity and childcare products, home textiles, stationery, as well as health and leisure goods, with an exhibition area of ​​515,000 square meters and 25,000 booths.

The third phase also displays smart healthcare products, fashion trends, and silver economy applications, closely addressing the diverse needs of global consumers for health quality, personalized consumption, and emotional companionship, and will launch over 150 new product debut events.

The Canton Fair runs from April 15 till May 5 in three phases, each highlighting categories from advanced manufacturing to home living and lifestyle products. Covering 1.55 million square meters, the fair features 75,700 booths and more than 32,000 enterprises, including about 3,900 first time exhibitors.

Established in 1957, the Canton Fair takes place twice a year in Guangzhou. It is the longest-running of several comprehensive international trade events in China, and has been hailed as the barometer of China's foreign trade.

Canton Fair enters third phase, featuring lifestyle products

Canton Fair enters third phase, featuring lifestyle products

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 34 pips to 6.8130 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

Chinese yuan weakens to 6.8130 against USD Wednesday

Chinese yuan weakens to 6.8130 against USD Wednesday

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