The Third China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum to be Held

The third China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum will be held in northwest China's city of Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, from Sept. 13 to 17, local government sources said Tuesday.

The five-day forum will focus on economic and trade cooperation in infrastructure construction, investment, finance, agriculture, business, energy and desertification control, a spokesman with the regional government said.

A trade fair for vendors to sell halal food, Muslim commodities and other products, as well as a string of cultural activities, will be held alongside the forum, the spokesman said.

(Source: Xinhua)