For this year? Zhongshan Trade and Investment Fair on March 28(short for 3.28 fair), Zhongshan plans to hold 13 fairs on specialized areas. As the oldest fair brand, the form and connotation of the fair has been transforming generally with the accelerating transformation of the mode of economic development.

Last 19th, Oct., Mayor Li Qihong led an economic and trade delegation to visit Vietnam and held a trade fair in Hanoi. The 3-day fair saw a 1.82 billion dollars turnover. Later, related Vietnam delegations came to visit famous enterprises in Xiaolan and Guzhen Town.

On 1st, Jan, 2010, China-ASEAN Free Trade Area was officially started. This biggest Free Trade Area in the world, which covered 11 countries, 1.8 billion people and a land area of 14 million sq. km., with 90 percent duty-free commodities, decreased prices, and a total GDP of 6000 billion US dollars, will definitely bring chances to Zhongshan. The market desire and the exploration of ASEAN market will become the essential force of this year? ??8?fair. Now the registered Vietnam enterprises have reached 180.

Zhongshan will also cooperate with Hong Kong and Shenzhen to attract investment on financial service, modern logistics, information service, technology service, commercial fair, service outsourcing, cultural and creative industries, and headquarters economy, etc. Matchmaking fair between Shenzhen venture capital providers and Zhongshan enterprises and modern logistics development forum will also be held during the ??8?fair. Until now, towns and districts of Zhongshan have already submitted more than 40 key service industry projects with tremendous increase in investment scale compared with that of last year. Modern service industry will become a new engine of the development of Zhongshan economy.