Seafood Festival Held in JiangsuThe coastal city of Qidong in east China's Jiangsu Province held a seafood festival recently, attracting over 500 Chinese and foreign businesspeople.During the two-day festival between April 25 and 26, the local government sponsored various activities to promote investment and trade in industry, agriculture, infrastructure facilities and other sectors. Twenty-two contracts for overseas-funded projects involving a total investment of 330 million yuan (39.76 million U.S. dollars) have been signed. Twenty-three 23 trade contracts have also been signed, with business volume reaching 136 million yuan (120,482 dollars). Qidong is one of China's major seafood producers. |
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