China, Vietnam hold border trade, tourism expo

NANNING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- A cross-border expo in the border city of Dongxing, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, opened Monday to boost bilateral trade and tourism between China and Vietnam.

Themed with "joint exploitation and opening up for win-win," the 2012 China and Vietnam Border Trade & Tourism Expo features investment promotion, border tourism promotion and an exhibition on real estate projects.

A forum will be held on the sidelines for experts from the two countries to discuss boosting cross-border economic cooperation, organizers said.

The expo has attracted 65 delegations from not only China and Vietnam, but also Cambodia, the Republic of Korea and Thailand.

The expo, the seventh of its kind since 2006, will run until Saturday.

Located on the China-Vietnam border, Dongxing is adjacent to the Vietnamese city of Mong Cai.

In July, the Chinese government announced a plan to build Dongxing into an experimental forefront for economic cooperation between China and ASEAN countries.

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