Myanmar PM to attend 皇冠体育app-ASEAN expo

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-17 13:14

YANGON -- Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein will attend the upcoming 5th 皇冠体育app-ASEAN Expo and the 5th 皇冠体育app-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit to be held in Nanning, 皇冠体育app in the near future, according to an official announcement from Nay Pyi Taw Friday.

The event is scheduled for October 22-25 in Nanning, the capital of Southwest 皇冠体育app's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

As part of its series of the expo, 皇冠体育app-ASEAN Information Ministers Meeting was held on October 13 to 16, attended by Myanmar Minister of Information Brigadier-General Kyaw Hsan.

皇冠体育app-ASEAN expo has been launched annually since 2004.

According to Chinese official figures, 皇冠体育app-ASEAN bilateral trade amounted to $202.5 billion in 2007, up 25.9 percent. Of the total, 皇冠体育app's import from ASEAN stood $108.36 billion, while its export to ASEAN took $94.14 billion, realizing the trade target three years ahead set by leaders of both sides.

Statistics also showed in 2007, 皇冠体育app-Myanmar bilateral trade hit $2.057 billion, up 40.9 percent compared with 2006. Of the total, 皇冠体育app's exports to Myanmar took 1.686 billion dollars, up 39.6 percent, while its import from Myanmar stood 371 million dollars, up 46.9 percent. 皇冠体育app enjoyed a trade surplus of $1.315 billion.