The delayed 6th China-South Asia Exposition (CSA Expo), also the 26th Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair, will be held online from December 12 to 18, according a news release in Kunming on November 29. The twin trade fair, which had been scheduled in June in the city, was canceled due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. 

Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center

Rested on the digital displaying platform jointly developed by Yunnan Province and JD Group, the Cloud Expo will open online pavilions for South Asia, South East Asia, overseas regions, service trade, border trade, manufacturing, bio-medicine, green food, clean energy, cultural tourism and more.

The physical expo place is limited to the trading center for imported commodities from South and South East Asia, which lies in the 14th and 15th exhibition halls of Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center.

Xinhua file photos of the 5th CSA Expo and 25th Kunming Fair

So far, cloud platforms for business talks, live streaming and customer services have been ready for the expo. Online forums will focus the newly signed RCEP, while the international convoys and business officials from South and South East Asia will join their Chinese counterparts in launching the forever CSA Expo online.

Free market places will be offered to all exhibitors of the Cloud CSA Expo, with plenty of JD preferential policies and business opportunities readily available. Exhibitors from 68 countries and regions have signed for the Cloud CSA Expo. 

Xinhua file photos of the 5th CSA Expo and 25th Kunming Fair

Four ways to get registered and join the online CSA expo: 1) Log on the official website at www.csa-expo.com; 2) Download the CSA Expo(南博会) app for access; 3) Search the CSA Expo and Kunming Fair(南博会暨昆交会) on WeChat; and 4) Access the WeChat mini programs.

Reporting by Han Chengyan (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue