The first China International Consumer Products Expo scheduled for May 7 to 10 in Haikou, capital of south China s Hainan Province, will be a magnet for international brands, according to the organizers on Thursday.
Co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and the Hainan provincial government, the expo has registered 2,628 consumer brands, including 1,365 international brands from 69 countries and regions.
Covering 80,000 square meters, including 60,000 square meters of international exhibition space featuring products including jewelry, food and health products from leading brands, the expo is expected to attract more than 30,000 buyers and over 200,000 visitors.
To cater to the demand for high-end leisure products among the country s new rich, the city of Haikou will hold a yacht show during the event, which will feature 107 yachts of 58 brands from 12 countries and regions.
The first China International Consumer Products Expo, to be held from May 7 to 10 in south China’s Hainan Province, will inject new impetus into the building of the island province into an international
2021-05-06 13:05:26 GMT2021-05-06 21:05:26(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HAIKOU, May 6 (Xinhua) Despite the rise of unilateralism and protectionism, China has always delivered on its commitments to open up further and share opportunities with the world.
The first China International Consumer Products Expo is scheduled to be held in the southern province of Hainan from May 7 to 10. It is China s latest major sincere move to promote trade liberalization and facilitation, and it is a key measure toward the construction of the Hainan free trade port as well as the largest free trade zone (FTZ) nationwide.
A total of 648 international enterprises from 69 countries and regions, and 1,365 international brands will participate in the expo a demonstration of multinationals enthusiasm for and confidence in China, which has a population of 1.4 billion and a middle-income group that exceeds 400 million.
2021-05-06 12:40:54 GMT2021-05-06 20:40:54(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HAIKOU, May 6 (Xinhua) The upcoming China International Consumer Products Expo in Hainan will be a new opportunity for Switzerland to attract more Chinese consumers purchasing quality luxury products without going abroad, Swiss Ambassador to China Bernardino Regazzoni said on Thursday. We made efforts to bring all these goods to the Hainan expo, as the broadest possible example of all what Switzerland produces in quality luxury goods, Regazzoni told Xinhua in an exclusive interview prior to the opening of the expo. Switzerland is the event s only guest country of honor.
Noting that there is a growing trend of purchasing luxury goods in China, especially in Hainan, Regazzoni sees the expo as a good opportunity for Switzerland as his country is a global leader in consumer and luxury goods.
Hainan duty-free sales jump 248% to $153m during May Day holiday By Chen Liubing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-06 15:19 Share CLOSE This photo taken on April 19, 2021, shows staff members packaging for customers at a duty-free store in Boao, Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua]
As China s consumption and tourism markets rebound from the pandemic, duty-free sales in southern China s Hainan province also witnessed strong recovery during the May Day holiday, with sales up 248 percent yearly to 993 million yuan ($153.3 million), according to latest data released by Haikou Customs on Thursday, chinanews.com reported.
Around 121,000 people purchased 1.35 million pieces of goods during the five-day holiday, an increase of 141 percent and 229 percent, respectively, compared with the same period of last year, the customs said.