The 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE) concluded in Shanghai on Nov. 10. Some 400,000 professional visitors have registered to attend the expo, making it one of the largest events in the world in 2020.To get more news about CIIE 2020 shanghai, you can visit shine news official website.

Unlike the first two events, this year's expo is being held amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Jinbao, the mascot of the expo, is seen wearing a giant blue mask. Anti-epidemic measures are implemented throughout the exhibition area, and people are reminded to wear masks and practice social distancing.

The Medical Equipment & Health Care Products area, one of the six exhibition areas this year, has witnessed the greatest number of new product and service launches, with a record number of 340 exhibitors participating.

The area has also set up a 12,000-square-meter zone dedicated to public health and epidemic prevention, where over 98% of the world's industry leaders are showcasing their cutting-edge products, technologies, and services. Many are used or will be used in the global fight against COVID-19.

For example, Noah I, an imaging diagnosis solution developed by GE Healthcare, was once used at some temporary hospitals and designated treatment centers in Wuhan. It was then scaled up to be used on the frontlines of the global fight against COVID-19 in places like France and Turkey.

This year has been quite rough for many companies, yet their enthusiasm for the expo has not been dampened by the pandemic.

According to the organizers, US$72.62 billion worth of tentative deals were reached for one-year purchases of goods and services at this year's expo, up 2.1% over the previous year.

This year's event is very different from the previous two, but China's commitment to further opening up and international cooperation has not changed.

A shipping container loaded with premium products of New Zealand has embarked from the Ports of Auckland at mid-night Thursday for the third China International Import Expo 2020 (CIIE ) to be hosted by Shanghai between Nov. 5 and Nov. 10.To get more news about CIIE 2020, you can visit shine news official website.
The container, on board the China - New Zealand Service by COSCO SHIPPING Lines, affiliated with China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, is expected to arrive at Shanghai Port in mid-October.
Huang Yuefeng, economic and commercial counsellor from the Chinese Embassy to New Zealand, was pleased to see a variety of New Zealand products enlisted.
"The CIIE in the past two years has witnessed tangible profits for the New Zealand companies. They have also find huge potential in working with China as it sends a strong message of opening up to the rest of the world," said Huang.
"Despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, New Zealand companies are still very eager to participate in the CIIE this year, as they strongly believe it will create more business opportunities and brand exposures for the New Zealand products to the global market."
"I am fully convinced that the New Zealand companies with their premium products including food and beverage, agriculture products, health products and consumer products will showcase a healthy and pure New Zealand brand to China and to the world," said Huang.
Inside the container on board the COSCO SHIPPING which embarked on Thursday night, there are a wide range of health products including honey products from NAC Trading. Preparation was disrupted by the COVID-19 Alert Level 3 lockdown in Auckland earlier this month. However, a dedicated team was mobilized to ensure its full presence at the CIIE.
Xiaoyu Kang, managing director of COSCO SHIPPING Lines New Zealand, told Xinhua that she was delighted to have her team in New Zealand providing professional shipping services to the companies that are heading off to the CIIE.
"We are doing our best to ensure the products from New Zealand arriving Shanghai safe and sound, and on time," said Kang.
Some other COSCO SHIPPING containers have sailed earlier this month from Port of Tauranga with a range of New Zealand dairy products such as infant formulas, ice creams, and etc.
Products from several dozens of New Zealand companies such as Fonterra, Zespri, Oceania Diary, Theland, Alpine Deer, Yashili New Zealand and Allied Faxi will be featured in the CIIE.

Shanghai's transportation system is gearing up for the upcoming 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE), the local authorities said on Monday.To get more news about china international import expo 2022, you can visit shine news official website.

Enough parking places will be secured for the CIIE, which will run from November 5 to 10.

Apart from the previously allocated spots, some 20 temporary parking lots will be available around the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) at the time, offering about 900 places for large vehicles and 1,000 places for cars.

Metro stations near the NECC, such as Xujingdong Station on Line 2, Hongqiao Railway Station on Line 10 and 2, and Zhuguang Road Station on Line 17, have optimized their venue code and sign with bilingual versions.

Also, a new bus line, No. 121 connecting a number of districts, like Changning, Minhang, Qingpu, Jiading and Putuo, and Metro Line 2 and 13, as well as over 20 hotels, will be in service for the CIIE.

Shuttle bus services to Metro stations will be available at the off-time during the CIIE session.

About 70 percent of the roads related to the CIIE have already finished renovations and the 40 road-related projects will be finished by the end of them month.

The city's taxi drivers also fully prepared for the CIIE. Some 2,500 electric taxis will be on-call during the time.

The first batch of inbound exhibits of the 5th China International Import Expo cleared customs on Tuesday, worth 560 million yuan (US$79.8 million) in total.

The 25 pieces of rare jewelry artwork by Wallace Chan, a world-renowned Chinese jewelry creator, arrived at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport from Hong Kong, and successfully came through customs at the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Center.

Among these exhibits, with a combined value of approximately 560 million yuan, was one of Wallace Chan's best-known pieces - the "Stilled Life" Cicada Brooch and Sculpture.

The brooch & sculpture, crafted from imperial jadeite, rubies and colored diamonds, will be presented on Chinese mainland for the first time at the 5th CIIE, and will be the exhibit with the highest declared value in the history of the expo.

This year will be the first time Wallace Chan participates in the CIIE, bringing over a hundred rare pieces of jewelry artwork, which will be on display in the special section for fashion clothing and accessories in the consumer goods exhibition hall.

A major platform for international procurement, investment promotion, cultural exchanges and open cooperation, the China International Import Expo (CIIE) has been held successfully for four consecutive years and is widely regarded as an international public good and the multilateral trading system, as well as a pivotal carrier for building an open world economy and a community with a shared future for mankind.To get more china international import expo news, you can visit shine news official website.

Since its inception in 2018, the CIIE has been growing in scale and influence. The area of its business exhibition increased from 270,000 square meters in 2018 to 366,000 square meters in 2021. Exhibitors at the past four CIIEs launched more than 1,500 new products, technologies and services and clinched tentative deals worth over $270 billion.

As the CIIE enters its fifth year, multinational exhibitors have continued to express hope in participating in this year's edition in November.At an online ceremony held recently, more than 30 heavyweight companies and institutions signed agreements to attend the fifth CIIE, demonstrating their optimism about the Chinese market.

Marc-Antoine Jamet, secretary general of LVMH, hailed China as a vibrant, huge and growing market and a major source of inspiration for the group at the ceremony. He added holding the CIIE as scheduled against the backdrop of COVID-19 showcases China's confidence and its bright economic prospects.

Among the contracted enterprises were not only firms with longstanding ties to China and the CIIE like LVMH, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Marubeni but also newcomers such as Gilead Science, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.

So far, more than 80 percent of the planned business exhibition area has been reserved and more than 260 Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders will attend the expo.

Many countries have confirmed their participation in the country exhibition, while a new World Openness Report and World Openness Index will be released at the Hongqiao International Economic Forum, a major part of the expo.