This photo taken on June 19, 2025 shows the site of the opening ceremony of the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
KUNMING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The 9th China-South Asia Expo opened on Thursday in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, drawing representatives from 73 countries, regions and international organizations, as well as more than 2,500 enterprises.
The six-day event has brought together all South and Southeast Asian nations, featuring 16 exhibition halls, nearly 70 percent of which are dedicated to professional sectors such as manufacturing, green energy, the coffee industry, and traditional Chinese medicine.
People visit the South Asia Pavilion during the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
People visit the South Asia Pavilion during the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
People visit the South Asia Pavilion during the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 19, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)
A vendor from Pakistan ® presents specialty shoes to a visitor during the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 19, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)
A coffee exhibitor (L) promotes products via livestreaming during the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
A vendor from Pakistan (L) presents specialty products to visitors during the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
A visitor ® experiences a Nepalese singing bowl, a kind of tool for sound therapy, during the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
A vendor from Sri Lanka ® presents products to a visitor during the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 19, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)
A coffee exhibitor (L) communicates with a visitor during the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 19, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)
A woman of Dulong ethnic group weaves a Dulong blanket during the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)