China-CEEC Expo, ZJITS, CICGF yield fruitful results

Trading exhibitions

The 5th CEEC Specialty Fair set up 310 booths for 257 companies and over 350 exhibitors from 16 CEEC. They displayed 15 major kinds of products at the fair, including wine, candies, cosmetics and crystal. Some 350 purchasers from around China talked to CEE businesspeople and reached purchasing agreements with them.

The CICGF had an exhibition area of 85,000 square meters with 3,050 booths this year. 1,063 companies from 12 countries and regions showcased 12,000 kinds of products in Ningbo, which successfully attracted purchasers from over 20 countries and regions.

Cultural exchanges

Talks on tourism, education and cultural industries achieved fruitful results at the expo.

More than 500 people from China and CEEC sought exchanges and cooperation during the 2018 China (Ningbo)-CEEC Tourism Week from June 6 to 10. The two sides jointly organized a gourmet festival and a music festival. Ningbo signed four agreements with CEEC on tourism.

In the sector of education, China and CEEC signed 17 cooperation agreements at the 5th China (Ningbo)-CEEC Forum for Education Cooperation.

The guest country of honor activities, Latvia, organized a series of talks and exhibitions across Ningbo, such as a food festival featuring special cuisines from CEEC and an art exhibition.

Visitors admire exhibits from CEE countries in Ningbo, June 2. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

Publicity

The 2018 China-CEEC Expo drew the attention from a mass of media outlets, including People's Daily, Xinhua and China Central Television. Over 380 reporters from around the world covered the event and presented the activities from different angles. As of June 11, there had been 3,757 pieces of news published on media platforms.