Central China Expo starts in Anhui

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-26 14:24

HEFEI -- The 4th Central China Expo started in Hefei, capital of Anhui Province, on Sunday.

Central China Expo starts in Anhui
The opening ceremony of the 4th Central China Expo (CCE) was launched at Anhui International Conference & Exhibition Centre in Hefei, capital city of Anhui province, April 26, 2009. [anhuinews.com]

The Expo attracted 16,000 businessmen despite the global financial crisis, including representatives from 300 of the world's top 500 multinational corporations such as Carrefour and IBM.

Also on hand were some foreign officials, including Noli De Castro, Vice President of the Philippines, Yok Mu-ming, New Party Chairman from Taiwan, and chief executives of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Autonomous Regions Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen and Edmund Ho Hau Wah.

China's central region, comprising Shanxi, Henan, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces, covers more than 10 percent of the country's territory and has 28 percent of the national population.

The previous three sessions were respectively held in the capitals of Hunan, Henan and Hubei provinces.