This year's fair drew more than 1,200 government agencies and business delegations from 129 countries and regions and 30 international organizations. Forty-eight of the world's top 50 economies by GDP were represented.
China reaffirmed its opening-up commitment at the 26th CIFIT, which attracted a record-high participation from 129 countries and regions.
Xiamen Airlines has launched a new direct passenger route between Xiamen and London Heathrow Airport, with the inaugural flight taking off on Sept 6.
The 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), set to run from Sept 8 to 11 in Xiamen, will feature a Global Cooperation Area spanning 12,000 square meters.
China has extended its 240-hour visa-free transit policy and Hainan's 30-day visa-free entry policy to citizens of Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam, the National Immigration Administration said on Aug 20.
At the invitation of the Organizing Committee of the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), a 14-member delegation led by YBhg. Dato' Haji Abd. Hamid bin Hussain, mayor of the Royal City of Klang, Malaysia, visited Xiamen from Sept 3 to 10.
