Staff members of Guangzhou Textiles Holdings Limited displaying clothing items during a livestreaming session for the China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, which is held online this year following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. — Reuters
SHENZHEN, China: China’s oldest and biggest trade expo opened online for the first time this week to make up for lost face-to-face trading in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, though some buyers and sellers complained of teething problems.
With travel restrictions making the twice-yearly Canton Fair in Guangzhou impossible, organisers moved online, touting more than 25,000 exhibitors showing products across ten 24-hour live broadcast rooms. The last fair, in October in the southern city of Guangzhou, saw export turnover of 207.1bil yuan (RM124.95bil), according to organisers, with 186,015 buyers from 214 countries and regions. The spring session, originally scheduled for April but was postponed, opened on June 15.
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