Trader offers taste of Nepal at Shanghai expo

With his sales better than ever at this year's CIIE, plans for next year's booth already made

The Fifth China International Import Expo, which was held from Nov 5 to 10 in Shanghai, was the first major event after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October. It was attended by representatives from 145 countries, regions and international organizations.

Shankar Koirala, a 29-year-old businessman from Nepal, was on his third expo visit. This year, he brought a variety of Nepali goods to sell, including scarves, thangka paintings and handmade bags, and his booth drew a number of visitors.

Koirala said that he had increased the size of his booth from 9 square meters last year to 36 square meters this year. As a result, his trading company's sales were much better.