The Sixth International Fruit and Vegetable Exposition closed yesterday with a total of 64 foreign-funded projects settled. The projects involve an overall investment of US$711 million in Yantai in east China's Shandong Province.

Local sources say that foreign trade value attained at the expo totaled US$680 million, including US$504 million in exports and US$176 million in imports. Domestic trade recorded US$10 million.

The expo included exhibitions, forums, economic and technological co-operation and trade talks. More than 2,500 representatives from 40 countries and regions took part in the event.

Themed on a green and healthy future, experts said the expo was significant in speeding up modernization and industrialization of fruit and vegetable production, through developing organic products, promoting international technology exchanges and enhancing market competitiveness.

(China Daily September 28, 2004)