Canton Fair transactions over $23b

The iamges of participants are reflected in the mirror at the 109th Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province, April 19, 2011. The Canton Fair, opened last Friday, ended its first five-day session April 19 this year with transactions reaching $23 billion. The session also witnessed 107,000 overseas buyers, up 8.4 percent from the previous first session, but buyers from Middle Eastern countries declined sharply. [Photo / Xinhua]