BEYOND TRADE, INVESTMENT

Activities held during the expo go beyond trade and investment. India inaugurated its first Yoga Institute in China. The facility was set up in Yunnan Ethnic University in Kunming to promote yoga culture and practices.

A number of academic institutions from China, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar formed an alliance at the expo to jointly develop satellite-aided navigation services and smart-city technology.

China and Sri Lanka also signed an agreement to set up a national-level biological lab together.