A total of nearly 242,000 people attended the fair, with an overall internationalization rate of over 20%. The 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services closed today

Release time:Sep 16, 2024 13:05 PM

The 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services closed today. This year's Fair has set up 1 comprehensive exhibition and 9 special exhibitions, held 13 theme forums, 88 special forums, and 56 negotiation and promotion sessions, attracting more than 2,000 companies to participate in offline exhibitions and more than 6,000 companies to participate in online exhibitions. As of 12:00 noon today, a total of nearly 242,000 people entered the venue, and more than 100,000 professional visitors were invited to attend the fair, an increase of 20% over last year.

The international participation of this session of CIFTIS hit a new high. 85 countries and international organizations set up exhibitions and held conferences, of which 13 set up independent exhibitions for the first time, which is more than the previous session. France, the guest of honor, organized enterprises such as event management, cultural and tourism services to participate in the exhibition, and linked them with educational services and sports services to expand new space for Sino-French cooperation. Australia joined hands with 20 enterprises and institutions to participate in the exhibition and negotiate, warming up for serving as the guest of honor in 2025. The overall internationalization rate of offline exhibitors exceeded 20%, with more than 460 Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders.

Pu Xuedong, director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, introduced that during the 2024 CIFTIS, nearly 1,000 achievements in seven categories, including transactions and investments, were achieved, mainly in the fields of construction, finance, and commercial services. The transaction volume of each district and each topic in Beijing was higher than that of the previous session. At the "Beijing Day" and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Investment Promotion Conference, the three places jointly released 202 key investment promotion cooperation projects, 24 of which were successfully signed; and announced that the Yizhuang Comprehensive Bonded Zone was officially approved by the State Council, becoming the fastest approved comprehensive bonded zone in the country.

Focusing on cultivating and developing new quality productivity, this session of the Services Trade Fair showcased the latest achievements, technologies and applications in the digitalization, intelligence and green development of services trade, and released more than 200 integrated innovation achievements. 37 local trading groups, as well as central enterprise trading groups and central financial enterprise trading groups gathered at the Services Trade Fair again to fully demonstrate their superior and distinctive services and actively participate in negotiations and procurement. During the meeting, authoritative reports such as the "China Services Trade Development Report" were released, the latest research results were shared, and the latest industry trends were analyzed.

Wang Bo, deputy director of the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services of the Ministry of Commerce, said at a press conference at the CIIE News Center that in the future, the Ministry of Commerce will further promote high-level opening up of trade in services, expand the space for cooperation in trade in services, and enhance the innovation capacity of trade in services.

For example, we will promote the high-quality implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, actively advance the process of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement; promote the implementation of the Global Partnership Network for Trade in Services program; support qualified regions in building international cooperation parks for trade in services; build national demonstration zones for innovative development of trade in services; encourage professional service institutions to enhance their international service capabilities, and support the growth and strengthening of new service outsourcing models.

"The Ministry of Commerce and Beijing will continue to work closely with all parties and continue to create a service trade event with global influence," said Wang Bo.


A total of nearly 242,000 people attended the fair, with an overall internationalization rate of over 20%. The 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services closed today
comment
The functions of Beijing hub passenger station will be optimized, and new train operation charts will be implemented on national railways from the 10th
The functions of Beijing hub passenger station will be optimized, and new train operation charts will be implemented on national railways from the 10th

The reporter learned from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. that from 0:00 on January 10, 2024, the national railways will implement a new train operation chart. After the map adjustment, the national railways arranged 11,149 passenger trains every day, an increase of 233 trains compared with the current map; and 22,264 freight trains were operated daily, an increase of 40 trains compared with the current map. This map adjustment will optimize and adjust the functions of Beijing Railway Hub Passenger Station to help the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. In Beijing, the departure and arrival stations of some trains have been adjusted. The details are as follows: extend the two EMU trains from Beijing West Station to Nanning East Station and Wuhan Station via the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway to originate and end at Beijing Station; extend Beijing Chaoyang Station to Harbin West Station and Dandong Station to Beijing Chaoyang One EMU train at each station, and two EMU trains between Beijing Fengtai Station and Taiyuan South Station, adjusted to the north

Filling the gap in financial construction in revolutionary historical dramas, "The Fire of the Road" focuses on the economic development of the Chinese Soviet Union
Filling the gap in financial construction in revolutionary historical dramas, "The Fire of the Road" focuses on the economic development of the Chinese Soviet Union

When the creation of major revolutionary historical themes has reached peaks, how can similar themes be continued? When all the major events, important figures, and important periods in the history of the Chinese revolution have been basically restored on film and television, how can we find the gaps in history? The major revolutionary historical TV series "The Fire of the Road" was broadcast on the occasion of commemorating the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong. It presented for the first time a picture of the economic construction of the Chinese Soviet Republic. This is a period of history that is rarely shown in TV series. A seminar on the play was held in Beijing on the 25th. "The Fire of the Road" selects the historical period from the establishment of the Soviet regime in China in 1931 to the Zunyi Conference in 1935. It focuses on land, finance, economy, legal system, education, medical care, culture and other aspects to show the story of Comrade Mao Zedong as the representative. The older generation of revolutionaries are here

The peak delivery day is the 29th. During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, Beijing regional railways are expected to carry 7.407 million passengers.
The peak delivery day is the 29th. During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, Beijing regional railways are expected to carry 7.407 million passengers.

The 2023 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday is the last public holiday this year and the longest statutory holiday in the year. This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday transportation period is from September 27 to October 8, a total of 12 days. The reporter learned from the railway department today that during the holidays, Beijing regional railways are expected to carry 7.407 million passengers, with an average of 617,000 passengers per day. The peak day is expected to be September 29, with 800,000 passengers sent. The estimated number of arriving passengers is 7.137 million, with a daily average of 595,000. The peak day is expected to be October 6, with 750,000 tourists arriving in Beijing. All passenger flows are mainly tourism, visiting relatives and commuting. During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, the stations with larger passenger flow in Beijing are Beijing South Railway Station and Beijing West Railway Station. Among them, Beijing South Railway Station is expected to send 2.388 million people and arrive at 2.279 million people.

Beijing Guoan and other citizens participated in charity donations and performances, and wonderful music was heard in the courtyard. Summer Night Community | Public Welfare | Citizens
Beijing Guoan and other citizens participated in charity donations and performances, and wonderful music was heard in the courtyard. Summer Night Community | Public Welfare | Citizens

On the evening of July 24th, beautiful music was heard in a newly renovated courtyard on the back street of the Art Museum in Dongcheng District, Beijing, attracting nearby residents to come and watch. Originally, in this civic activity center known as "Meihou Si Shi", a launch ceremony and charity concert for the Micro Scenery Public Welfare Special Fund were being held. The actors on stage were performing with the main hall of the courtyard as the background; The audience sat comfortably in the courtyard with a green carpet, drinking cocktails while watching the performance, warm and happy. This is the first concert held after the completion of "Meihou Shishi", attracting attention from all parties. According to the staff of Jingshan Street, this concert is organized for the Weijing Public Welfare Special Fund. The Weijing Public Welfare Special Fund is jointly initiated by Jingshan Street and Beijing Leyu Charity Foundation to integrate charity

Each person is offering a reward of HKD 1 million! Hong Kong police wanted 8 individuals including Hsu Chi Fung and Lo Kwun Tong for fleeing overseas | Hong Kong National Security Law | Police
Each person is offering a reward of HKD 1 million! Hong Kong police wanted 8 individuals including Hsu Chi Fung and Lo Kwun Tong for fleeing overseas | Hong Kong National Security Law | Police

According to Hong Kong media reports, the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Police Force held a press conference on July 3, announcing that they have applied for arrest warrants from the court and are looking for 8 individuals suspected of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law. The police are currently offering a reward of HKD 1 million per person, hoping that citizens can provide information on relevant individuals or cases. The 8 people wanted are Ren Jianfeng, Yuan Gongyi, Guo Rongkeng, Xu Zhifeng, Meng Zhaoda, Liu Zudi, Luo Guancong, and Guo Fengyi. Li Guihua, Chief Superintendent of the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force, said that the National Security Department had arrested 260 people in the entire three years since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, 198 of whom were men and 62 were women. 161 people and five companies had been prosecuted, and 79 people had been convicted or awaiting sentencing. Li Guihua said that the police have noticed that there are anti Chinese and anti Hong Kong elements fleeing overseas and continue to do harm