China-South Asia Expo important platform for economic, trade cooperation: commerce official

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The China-South Asia Exposition has become an important platform for economic and trade cooperation between China and South Asian countries, Vice Minister of Commerce Li Fei said on Tuesday.

This year's expo is set to take place from Aug. 16 to 20 in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The upcoming expo, the seventh since 2013, will be held fully offline this year, Li told a press conference.