On August 1st, the 6th China International Import Expo Investment Promotion Roadshow (Henan) was held in Zhengzhou. More than 200 buyers negotiated with exhibitors to expand into larger markets, including sectors such as Thai prawns, Irish whiskey, and Canadian health products.
Photo: Li Xinhua
In July, the 2023 Invention Convention China National Finals opened at the Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center. This international exchange event allowed innovative ideas from children in China to be shared with the world and also showed the world Zhengzhou's new, all-round, multi-level, and wide-ranging model of popularizing science.
7月,2023全球发明大会中国区全国总决赛在郑州国际会展中心开幕。这项具有国际影响力的友好交流活动,不仅让世界感受到更多中国孩子美好的创新愿望,也向世界传达了郑州全方位、多层次、宽领域的科学普及新格局。
Photo: Ma Jian
In May, the 7th Global Cross-border E-commerce Conference was held in Zhengzhou and was attended by representatives of international organizations in the field of cross-border e-commerce, foreign envoys in China, as well as experts and scholars, well-known business associations, and representatives of cross-border e-commerce companies from home and abroad. With a motto of "Buy Globally, Sell Globally", the Conference gathered the guests to share their opinions on the current global cross-border e-commerce development hotspots.
5月,来自海内外的跨境电商领域国际组织代表、外国驻华使节、专家学者、知名商协会和跨境电商企业代表等,齐聚郑州参加第七届全球跨境电子商务大会。大会以“买全球、卖全球”为主题,聚焦当下全球跨境电商发展热点,与会嘉宾共同探讨、交流。
Photo: Zhou Yong
Photo: Ma Jian, Xu Zongfu
This series of activities demonstrates the strength of Zhengzhou in hosting events, and also reflects the unique charm of Zhengzhou as a vibrant national central city. The openness and development of Zhengzhou is attracting more and more attention.
丝路越千年,亚欧一线牵。7月底,外交部第十五届欧洲外交官研讨班在郑州结业。来自匈牙利、克罗地亚、波兰、希腊、德国、荷兰等欧洲国家的外交官满怀好奇探访郑州,见证了这片古老土地的蓬勃今朝。
Photo: Xu Zongfu
At the ZIH packed with many shipping containers, the European diplomats recorded the China-Europe Railway Express (Zhongyu) departing from Zhengzhou on their mobile phones. They waved to the train as it left and applauded. In the Yutong Bus Company's new energy factory area, they took a self-driving bus to visit the factory and were amazed by the advanced technologies they saw. At the Shaolin Temple, they gained a deeper understanding of the charm of Chinese Kung Fu. "As Zhengzhou vibrantly develops technological innovation and adopts further opening-up, the prospect for cooperation between China and Europe is absolutely broad," they commented.
在集装箱林立的郑州国际陆港,这群欧洲外交官纷纷拿出手机拍摄中欧班列(中豫号·郑州)缓缓驶出,并兴奋地向列车挥手,而后送上经久不息的掌声。在宇通客车股份有限公司(新能源厂区),他们乘坐自动驾驶巴士参观厂区,对满满的“黑科技”啧啧称奇。在少林寺,他们更是感受到中国功夫的独特魅力……“科技创新活力十足,开放大门越开越大,与欧洲的合作前景十分广阔。”外交官们如是说。
Grasping every opportunity and full of vitality, Zhengzhou is striding towards the world.
历史机遇相继迎来。郑州,正以澎湃活力,阔步跑出“国际范”。