STORY: China-South Asia Expo promotes commercial exchanges between China, South Asia
DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:01
LOCATION: KUNMING, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the China-South Asia Expo held in Kunming, China
2. STANDUP (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent
3. various of exhibitors at the expo
4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEEN MING YUNN, Director of TD Binary (M) SDN. BHD. (Malaysian food company)
5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHIN HTAY KYWE, Managing director, Htay Thitsar Co., Ltd. (Burmese company)
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHOKI DORJI, Manager of KS Garments Manufacturing (Bhutanese company)
7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOHAMED RIKAS, Partner of Beauty Gems (Sri Lankan company)

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent
"The China-South Asia Expo has been held in Kunming, China, drawing thousands of exhibitors, representatives and guests."

The expo has attracted over 30,000 exhibitors, representatives, and guests from 85 countries and regions to attend online and offline.
Foreign exhibitors have spoken highly of the expo's role in promoting commercial and cultural exchanges between China and South Asia.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEEN MING YUNN, Director of TD Binary (M) SDN. BHD. (Malaysian food company)
"We would like to introduce this product over Kunming here so that we can create some awareness throughout this expo and also to introduce Malaysian herbs to the citizens in China here. We are looking forward and have high expectations towards this expo because we heard about this expo before that it's international and a lot of different countries participate."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHIN HTAY KYWE, Managing director, Htay Thitsar Co., Ltd. (Burmese company)
"This year is a success. A lot of people are interested and come here and they are interested in our products."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHOKI DORJI, Manager of KS Garments Manufacturing (Bhutanese company)
"My specific expectations would be to meet some people who have shops here or some companies which I can link up with and work in the future with from Bhutan."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOHAMED RIKAS, Partner of Beauty Gems (Sri Lankan company)
"We are hoping to make a new partnership with China and Sri Lanka, because in China, Chinese market, many Sri Lanka sapphires are getting more popular."

Over the past 10 years, the expo has witnessed closer ties between China and South Asia, with the trade volume between China and South Asian countries doubling.
   
When the expo was initiated in 2013, the trade volume between China and South Asian countries was less than 100 billion U.S. dollars, but the figure reached 197.4 billion U.S. dollars last year, with an average annual growth rate of 8.3 percent.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China.
(XHTV)