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Article: Coastal city prepares for international event
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- China Daily
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- March 11, 2006
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Preparations for the ASEM Forum and Exhibition on Tourism
Investment and Co-operation are in full swing.
The event, approved by the State Council and Asia-Europe Meeting
(ASEM), is scheduled to take place in Yantai, a coastal city in East
China's Shandong Province, from October 19 to 22.
"As the largest ever ASEM event held in areas of trade and
business since it was initiated in 1996, the forum and exhibition
will mainly serve as a platform to promote tourism and investment as
well as to strengthen co-operation and communication between
participants," said Li Shuqin, vice-mayor of Yantai.
ASEM is an informal forum of dialogue and co-operation bringing
together the 25 European Union member ...