XI'AN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The trade volume of northwest China's Shaanxi Province with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) rose 66.3 percent year on year in the first half of the year to 19.33 billion yuan (about 2.77 billion U.S. dollars), according to the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Commerce.
ASEAN countries have become important markets for Shaanxi enterprises in terms of foreign investment and project contracting, the department said.
