The 7th China-ASEAN Expo was opened in Nanning, Guangxi on Oct. 19th. Vice governor Gong Zheng attended the opening ceremony and visited Zhejiang exhibition zone.
The Expo is a big event against a background of the due establishment of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. The Free Trade Area brings a gigantic market, with the realization of zero tariffs for Chinese and ASEAN products and the facilitation of trade and investment creating more business opportunities to Zhejiang enterprises. Zhejiang enterprises have increased their investments in ASEAN. The total number of enterprises investing in ASEAN reaches 466 and the investments amount to 680 million US dollars.