China
Qingdao - Basic Facts
Qingdao is a large coastal city situated in Southern Shandong Province with a population of over 7 million.
Hosting one of China's major seaports, it has a handling capacity of over 104 million tons and is linked to the national railway network through Jinan (the province capital of Shandong). The international airport has over 56 domestic lines, 10 international lines and a passenger flow of 3 million.
Approximately 1600 foreign organisations are represented in Qingdao.
Major industry sectors:
- Port and associated marine and transport activities
- Petrochemicals
- Electronics
- Beverage
- Rubber
- Shipbuilding and Repair
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Textiles
- Locomotive
- Ocean Technology
- Leisure
- Infrastructure Development
Qingdao is also a tourist City and has beautiful beaches and breathtaking scenery. With the award to the City of the 2008 Olympic Water Sports there is a keen interest in the development of professional and leisure water activities. A real opportunity!
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CBD 2008 - 10th edition of Asia's largest Building & Decoration Fair
The 10th China International Building & Decoration Fair - CBD 2008 - will be held from 6-9 July, 2008 in Canton (Guangzhou). It is organised by the China Foreign Trade Centre Group in association with MEREBO Messe Marketing based in Hamburg/Germany, in charge for international participants. CBD 2008 is authorised by the Ministry of Commerce of P.R. China and the China Building & Decoration Association.
This year more than 2100 exhibitors and 86000 trade visitors joined the CBD on 135000 sqm of exhibition space. Since its launch in 1999 the show has rapidly developed into the most important and largest platform for the building industry in Asia. The main scope of exhibits are Building Materials, Chemicals & Coatings, Glass Products, Hardware, Indoor Decoration, Kitchen & Office Equipment, Marble & Stone & Ceramics, Sanitary Wares and Wooden Products.
Interested companies may contact: MEREBO Messe Marketing, Phone +49-40-6087 6926, Fax +49-40-6087 6927, E-mail contact@merebo.com, Web www.cbd.merebo.com
