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Cambodia has urged business owners, entrepreneurs, investors and service providers to join the 21st China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), scheduled for between September 24 and 28 in Nanning, capital city of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a Ministry of Commerce's announcement said on Wednesday.
"The CAEXPO is a significant platform for trade and investment exchanges between ASEAN member states and China," the announcement said.
"To promote business and investment activities between Cambodia and China, the Ministry of Commerce, as a co-organiser, would like to invite all Cambodian businessmen, entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers, who wish to apply as Trade Visitors, to submit their applications by August 31, 2024 at the latest," it said.
The participants will be eligible for designated hotel coupons, complimentary dining vouchers at the exhibition venue, and shuttle bus services between the hotel and the CAEXPO venue, the announcement said.
The announcement also indicated, "They will be able to join business-to-business matching services, talking with their potential partners in the areas of food processing and packaging equipment, digital technology and agricultural products, and new energy-powered electronic products.
"They will also be eligible for study trips to industrial parks and enterprises in Guangxi."
The Director-general of the International Relations Institute of Cambodia, an arm of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, Kin Phea, said China-ASEAN relations had seen significant developments in recent years, particularly in economic cooperation, regional security, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchange.
"Economic cooperation has been a central pillar for China-ASEAN relations, as both sides have become each other's largest trading partners for several consecutive years," he told Xinhua.
"China and ASEAN have promoted high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, focusing on infrastructure development, digital economy, green technologies, and resilient supply chains," he added.
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) groups are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
