Visitors at the 2019 China International Electronics Commerce Expo in Yiwu, Zhejiang province on April 11 [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

An international electronics commerce expo came to an end in Yiwu, Zhejiang province on April 14. A total of 159,505 visitors from 35 countries and regions attended, a year-on-year increase of 5 percent.

The three-day 2019 China International Electronics Commerce Expo, as well as a digital trade expo, is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and is the 6th edition of the global e-commerce event in Yiwu, East China's trade hub for small commodities.

The event focused on digital trade in the new era and sought new opportunities in the e-commerce field, offering up eight exhibition areas and 2,232 standard booths.

The latest mobile phones are on display at the 2019 China International Electronics Commerce Expo in Yiwu, Zhejiang province from April 11-14. [Photo/Zhezhong News]

A total of 1,135 companies from countries such as the United States, Germany, France and Japan demonstrated their products at the expo, including 136 e-commerce firms such as Alibaba, Amazon and Baidu.

Official data showed that 60,136 cooperation intentions were reached at the expo, a year-on-year growth of 8.5 percent.

An e-commerce commission is established during the international expo in Yiwu, Zhejiang province on April 11. [Photo/ecfair.cn]

On the sidelines of the exhibitions, 28 speeches and two dialogues were organized to promote exchange and cooperation among all participants. Experts involved in the e-commerce sector shared their insights into development trends, business opportunities, new retail, and consumption during the expo, providing possible solutions to a slew of problems.