Two projects from Shaoxing and Wenzhou win the top prize at the 2019 International E-Commerce Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition (Central Zhejiang), which was held in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province from Oct 28 to 29. [Photo/zj.ifeng.com]

The central Zhejiang division of the 2019 International E-Commerce Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition was held in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province from Oct 28 to 29.

The competition has a total of four divisions in Zhejiang – south, north, west and the aforementioned central – which focus on rural e-commerce, cross-border e-commerce, service sector e-commerce and industry e-commerce, respectively.

The competition in Shaoxing attracted more than 100 projects focusing on garments, construction materials, home appliances and health care, among other areas.

Twelve projects made the final in the central Zhejiang division, and two from Shaoxing and Wenzhou won the top prize and made the global final.

An award ceremony and digital trade forum were held on Oct 29, attended by more than 300 guests from government departments, e-commerce enterprises, investment institutions, schools of higher learning and foreign trade firms. Entrepreneurs from Alibaba, Amazon and other famous e-commerce companies were also invited to share their insights into the digital economy.

An executive from Alibaba addresses the digital trade forum in Shaoxing on Oct 29. [Photo/zj.zjol.com]

Local authorities said they hope to discover more outstanding e-commerce projects through the competition. They also promised to drive the transformation and upgrading of traditional foreign trade enterprises by promoting digital trade development.