A total of 171 investment contracts worth 106 billion yuan (about US$15.5
billion) were signed during the 4th Northeast Asia Investment and Trade Expo,
which ended yesterday.
Chen Weigen, vice governor of northeast China's Jilin Province, said
investment volume was up about 37 percent from the 3rd Expo last year.
The contracts mainly involved energy, urban infrastructure projects, smelting
and building materials.
The contracted investment included US$2.57 billion from abroad.
The five-day expo was attended by businessmen from all over China and 12
other countries and territories.
