The useful guide for any business traveller on the biggest trading event in China - The Canton Fair. The 104th seesion will take place at Pazhou Complex, Guanzhou on October 15th to November 6th 2008.
The Canton Fair has become the most comprehensive trade event in China since its inception in 1957 and the recent move to the larger Pazhou Complex should help with its ever-increasing expansion. Held twice per year (Spring and Autumn) in Guanzhou, China’s “Flower City”, the fair has the largest scale, the widest variety of exhibits (nearly 20,000) and the most business turnover from nearly 200,000 buyers and expects even higher figures every year. Instead of the traditional two phases, this year’s edition will be broken into three. Industries are scheduled to present in their respective phases, with each phase running for 5 days from October 15th to November 6th.
Canton Fair 104th Session:
Phase 1: October 15th - 19th, 2008
Phase 2: October 24th - 28th, 2008
Phase 3: November 2nd - 6th, 2008
The 104th session will focus on industrial products, supplemented by consumer goods. The exhibits fall into 9 exhibition subsections.
1. Machinery and Equipment
2 Small Vehicles and Spare Parts
3 Hardware and Tools
4 Building Materials and Kitchen and Sanitary equipment
5 Electronics, IT Products and Household Electrical Appliances
6 Consumer Goods
7 Decorations and Gifts
8 Foodstuffs and Agricultural Products
9 Raw Materials
There’s no question on how successful of this major trading events in one of the world’s economic leading countries will be when you looked at the impressive statistical data. The previous fair in April welcomed 192,013 overseas buyers, increased by 1.3% compared to that in the last session. The Asia buyers reached 104,265, the European buyers 37,161, the American buyers 27,581, the African buyers 16,666, and the Oceania buyers 6,320 In terms of participating buyers, the top five countries and regions were Hong Kong SAR, America, Taiwan Province, India and Malaysia who enjoyed a business turnover of over USD 30,000 million.(Source: Chinacantonfair.com)
Since China has just opened its arms to the world not too long ago with the expansion of its international investment and also the hosting of some major world events such as Beijing Olympic 2008 which welcomed all people from around the world to get involve, everyone knows that all statistics were just only in the beginning stage.
For more information regarding The Canton Fair 104th session, check on Chinacantonfair.com. Please also note that business travelers are recommend to solidify their travel plans early, in order to receive - the best deals on their flight and hotel in Guangzhou which provide easy access to the Canton Fair.
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