China-ASEAN Expo closes with increasing trade volume

 China-ASEAN Expo closes with increasing trade volume

NANNING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The 9th China-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Expo closed Tuesday in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous¹ Region, recording² increased trade volume growth between firms from China and ASEAN members.

As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, the total trade volume at this year's expo reached 1.778 billion U.S. dollars, up 3.9 percent from the previous expo, said Lan Tianli, secretary-general of the China-ASEAN Expo Secretariat, at a press conference held after the expo's closing ceremony.

Lan said 118 international economic agreements were signed, with total investment up 10.6 percent from last year's expo to 8.204 billion U.S. dollars.

The 9th China-ASEAN Expo attracted 52,000 people to participate in the five-day event, up 2.8 percent from last year, Lan said.

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。