The “Everlasting China-South Asia Online Expo 2020” will be held from December 12th to 18th.

The digital exhibition platform of the Online Expo has reportedly been opened for registration since November 27th. Now multiple functions including 2D exhibition, project release, cloud conference, cloud fair, electronic signing, live streaming and smart customer services have been available on the official website and APP platform of the Online Expo, and 3D exhibition is being improved according to the feedback from all sectors. Except for cloud fair and live streaming, the other functions mentioned above have also been available on the WeChat Mini Program dedicated to the Expo.

The Cloud CSA Expo is open to enterprises and visitors from all over the world. You are welcome to sign up for th expo and share online opportunities for business. There are 4 ways to sign up for expo:

1. Sign up on the official website of CSA Expo (www.csa-expo.com).

2. Download the App “CSA Expo（南博会）” on App Stores or the official website of CSA Expo, and sign up.

3. Search for “CSA Expo & Kunming Fair（南博会暨昆交会）” on WeChat official account or the WeChat Mini Program and sign up.

Halls 14 and 15 located in the Kunming Dianchi International Convention & Exhibition Center (namely the Exhibition & Trading Center for the Everlasting China-South Asia Online Expo and the South and Southeast Asia Import Commodities) will serve as the an offline platform for the Expo. Halls 14 and 15 are designated for permanent market-oriented business operations. So far 18 countries of South Asia and Southeast Asia have set up their national image pavilions in these halls. The Expo will provide a display of diverse images of South Asian and Southeast Asian countries, online promotion activities, e-commerce live streaming shows and other activities.

For this Cloud CSA Expo, the layout of exhibition halls is designed based on Yunnan’s modern mix of industries, focusing on the promotion of the “Eight Key Industries”, the “Three Trump Cards” (clean energy, green food and healthy life)”, and the “Digital Yunnan” initiative. To highlight regional characteristics, more than ten pavilions have been set up on the exhibition site, including the South Asia Pavilion, Southeast Asia Pavilion, Overseas Pavilion, Provincial City Pavilion, Service Trade Pavilion, Border Trade Pavilion, Market Procurement Trade Pavilion, Prefect and City Pavilion, Manufacturing Pavilion, Biomedicine and General Health Pavilion, Green Food Pavilion, Cultural Tourism Pavilion, Green Energy Pavilion and Taiwan Merchants Boutique. In addition, the exhibits product will include more than ten categories such as the electronics and home appliances, lighting, vehicles and accessories, mechanics, hardware tools, building material, chemical products, energy, daily necessities, giftware, decorations, textile clothing, shoes, office supplies, bags, luggage and leisure products, medicine and healthcare, and food.

Q: Both exhibition and convention were held for CSA Expo in former years, and what special activities will be organized for “the Everlasting CSA Online Expo 2020”?

(1) For the hot topic RCEP (regional comprehensive economic partnership), RCEP dialogue will be held, and related experts and scholars will be invited to explain the relevant RCEP policies.

(2) The opening ceremony for “the Everlasting CSA Online Expo 2020”will be held, and attended by the invited ministers, national commission directors of China, commerce ministry officials, and the to-China ambassadors from South Asian and Southeast Asian countries.

(3) Wei Ya, a renowned e-commerce livestreamer and other Yunnan internet celebrities will also be invited to publicize the expo and promote the goods online.

(4) The 2020 China-Vietnam (Hekou) Border Economic and Trade Fair will be held online concurrently with “the Everlasting CSA Online Expo 2020” through the digital platform of “the Cloud CSA Expo”.

Q: Will on-site contract signing be arranged for “the Everlasting CSA Online Expo 2020”?

A: As the foreign merchants are hard to enter China, for the “online expo” this year, the suppliers and purchasers can either communicate in advance and deliver, sign paper contracts through email, correspondence or other traditional channels, or communicate, negotiate online and sign digital contracts via the block chain technology.

Q: How the exhibition is arranged for “the Everlasting CSA Online Expo 2020”?

A: Purchasers and visitors can browse by clicking on different exhibition halls, product categories, or countries or provinces of the products.

Special sections will be provided on the website for “China (Yunnan) Pilot Free Trade Zone”, “regional public brands for Yunnan border trade”, “the everlasting CSA online expo”, and “the best of Yunnan at your fingertips”, and so on.

Both 2D exhibition and 3D exhibition are arranged for the “online expo”. Renowned enterprises and institutions at home and abroad will be comprehensively publicized ,with their characteristic products introduced with 2D image and text. The exhibitors can apply for 2D stores via the system and after the application is approved, they can maintain the information, decorate their stores and upload business or commodity information online. Visitors can roam about and automatically view the expo via the VR-and-3D-supported videos, images, texts, and more.