The 19th meeting of Japan-Guangdong Economic Promotion Council, co-hosted by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Hyogo Prefectural Government, was held in Kobe, Japan in June.
The 9th China (Guangdong) – ROK Development and Exchange Conference, co-hosted by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (ROK), was held in Seoul in June.