GUANGZHOU, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 14th China International Small and Medium Enterprise Fair (CISMEF) concluded Monday in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
A total of 3,056 SMEs from 35 countries and regions exhibited their products at more than 6,300 booths at the fair.
The fair, which started on October 10, has attracted a total of 322,000 pariticipants and signed 1,688 contracts worth nearly 88 billion yuan (about 13 billion U.S. dollars), according to CISMEF.
To help SMEs enhance Sino-foreign cooperation, special trade talks, forums and lectures were also organized during the fair.
"The fair offers a great opportunity to connect Chinese SMEs with overseas customers and increase their presence in the global market," said Yang Jincai, general manager of a light fixture company in southeast China's Fujian Province.
The fair was first held in 2004 in Guangzhou. Enditem
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