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Hainan will host the China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, capital city of Hainan province next May, the provincial government announced.
The annual event will take place at the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center in Haikou from May 7 to 10, 2021, and be sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and the Hainan provincial government.
The trade development bureau of the MOC and the Hainan Provincial Bureau of International Economic Development will organize the event.
Imports and sales of foreign commodities for the international expo will be exempt from duties.
Using the slogan "Hainan, Pioneer of a More Open China", the expo will serve to position Hainan as an international tourism and consumption center. It will also promote China's market and huge potential to cultivate a new development layout in which the domestic and international dual circulation can benefit from one another.
Covering 100,000 square meters, the expo will showcase products including fashion accessories, jewelry and diamonds, food, automobiles, consumer electronics, cultural creativity and travel life goods, medical and healthcare products and pet supplies.
Expo organizers have invited more than 100 luxury goods companies and well-known tax-free business giants to attend the exhibition. Overseas exhibitors will enjoy tax exemption policies and special arrangements for offshore duty-free goods.
The expo is expected to attract over 1,000 exhibitors and 50,000 professional visitors. Summits and forums on luxury goods and tax-free industries are high on the agenda, and tailor-made matchmaking services will be provided to professional buyers from around the world.
Hainan's MICE industry－meetings, incentives, conferencing and exhibitions－has been growing fast and becoming a strong driver for local tourism development. It is encouraged by government support, high-profile international summits and the island's natural charms.
Events will mainly take place in Haikou, the provincial capital at the northern tip of Hainan Island, Sanya, an international coastal resort city at the southern tip, and Boao in Qionghai on the eastern coast, the permanent site of the Boao Forum for Asia, according to local commerce authorities.
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The 15th Chinese Film Festival in Bangkok and the 2020 China-Thailand Film Exchange Week opens at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok on Oct 25, 2020. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
On Oct 25, the opening ceremony of the 15th Chinese Film Festival in Bangkok and the 2020 China-Thailand Film Exchange Week was held at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok. The event was hosted by the China Cultural Center in Bangkok and received strong support from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand and the Thai Ministry of Culture.
The COVID-19 pandemic doesn't impede the enthusiasm for cultural exchange between China and Thailand. This film festival uses live broadcast to present the opening ceremony and host the "China-Thailand Film Exchange and Cooperation Online Seminar". During the film festival, audiences can use the online platform of the China Cultural Center in Bangkok to watch films online, which greatly increases the global reach of the festival.
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Gu Hongxing, director of the China Cultural Center in Bangkok and China Tourism Office in Bangkok, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Gu Hongxing, director of Bangkok's China Cultural Center and China Tourism Office, said film can not only introduce one's national culture, but also reflect unique social landscapes. Film has become an important part of cultural exchange between countries and enhance mutual understanding among people around the world.
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Yang Xin, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Yang Xin, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, said since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand 45 years ago, the mutual trust between the two countries has continued to deepen, economic and trade cooperation has expanded, cultural exchanges have become closer, and all-around cooperation has achieved fruitful results. Both China and Thailand have a vast film market. As a traditional project of cultural exchanges between China and Thailand, the Bangkok Chinese Film Festival has laid a solid foundation for film cooperation between the two countries for 15 years and will add new drive to the promotion of cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Thailand.
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Itthiphol Kunplome, Thailand's minister of culture, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Thailand's Minister of Culture Itthiphol Kunplome said in his speech the governments and people of Thailand and China have been in constant exchange. Cooperation in various fields has developed steadily, and the film festival is another important event to further promote cultural exchanges between the two countries. The people of the two countries can promote their understanding of the cultures of both sides through films, and promote friendly relations and cooperation in other perspectives.
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