People visit the 13th China-Northeast Asia Expo in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, on Sept. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
CHANGCHUN, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The 13th China-Northeast Asia Expo is being held from Sept. 23 to 27 in Changchun, capital city of northeast China's Jilin Province.
First launched in 2005, the expo has become a major platform for countries in Northeast Asia to build consensus and conduct economic and trade cooperation, with a total of 2,822 cooperation projects signed.
Northeast Asia is one of the world's most dynamic regions. In the first half of 2021, the trade volume of China with five other countries in the region totaled about 417.9 billion U.S. dollars, up 26 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
People visit the 13th China-Northeast Asia Expo in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, on Sept. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
People select commodities at the 13th China-Northeast Asia Expo in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, on Sept. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
Guests and traders attend the opening ceremony of the 13th China-Northeast Asia Expo in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, on Sept. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
People visit the 13th China-Northeast Asia Expo in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, on Sept. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
People visit the 13th China-Northeast Asia Expo in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, on Sept. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)■
