Editor's note: During a recent China Daily interview, Yang Jinghua, head of Guangxi Investment Promotion Agency, talked about the opportunities that the autonomous region has to offer investors.
This former backwater, at the western end of China's southern coastline, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, is now becoming a more attractive destination for investors.
The 7th China-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Expo has helped forge closer ties between China and ASEAN nations and promote the operation of China-ASEAN free trade area (CAFTA), an official with the organizing committee said here Sunday.
The 7th China-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Expo opened in Nanning Tuesday afternoon.
Formally established on the first day of this year, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA) is the most populous of its kind among developing countries.