The 24th Pyongyang Spring International Trade Fair, which opened on Monday in the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has attracted the participation of more than 290 firms from home and abroad.
Themed on common development and prosperity, the fair, running from Monday to Friday, are showcasing a wide range of domestic and foreign products.
Foreign companies participating in the fair include those from China, Russia, among others.
With more than 290 booths displaying over 1,700 products such as electronics, machinery, and metals, the exhibition has drawn numerous visitors who came to explore and shop. Throughout the event, company briefings and product seminars focused on economic exchanges and cooperation will be conducted as well.
The Pyongyang International Trade Fair, the largest comprehensive international trade exhibition in the DPRK, takes place twice a year — once in the spring and once in the autumn.
Pyongyang Spring Int'l Trade Fair attracts more than 290 firms from home, abroad
Pyongyang Spring Int'l Trade Fair attracts more than 290 firms from home, abroad
Crowds of music fans have been praised for their unified response after a medical emergency unfolded during a music festival in central China's Hubei Province on Sunday night, with some 20,000 revelers quickly parting to create a pathway for medics to transport a collapsed man to a waiting ambulance.
The heartwarming moment occurred on the streets of Jingzhou City, where a large number of people had gathered for a performance, when one of the attendees reportedly took unwell and fainted.
When the alarm was raised that the man was in need of medical assistance, the attentive crowd allowed emergency responders to come through and perform immediate first aid treatment on site, before a stretcher was brought to transport the man to a waiting ambulance.
In a remarkable scene, as seen in footage filmed from above, the crowds coordinated along with police and emergency personnel to separate and create a clear gap -- which some later referred to as a "life channel" -- for the collapsed man to be speedily carried through.
The actions of the crowds were hailed by local people and emergency workers in enabling the man to be on his way to hospital in the space of just three minutes.
"The entire process was very quick. Everyone was in totally sync when making this pathway for the man to come through," said Ding Yi, a local community worker.
"I ran through a small channel and quickly led the medical personnel to this location. When they were carrying out first aid, the stretcher arrived, and then they moved the patient to the ambulance. The whole process took no more than three minutes," said Pei Zhihong, a police officer, as he explained where the incident unfolded.
According to local police, the man is now out of danger and recovering well.
Massive crowd makes way to allow medics to treat, transport patient at music festival
