China to host agricultural hi-tech fair ( 2003-10-05 16:58) (Xinhua)
China will host the Tenth China Yangling Agricultural Hi-tech Fair on
November 5-9 this year in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, according to the
provincial government.
The theme of the fair is "Sciences and Technologies, Innovation,
Industrialization." It offered 1,000 indoor exhibition stands and 5,000 square
meters of outdoor space, and 84 indoor stands are reserved for delegations from
17 countries and regions including France, Germany, Japan and the United States.
The hi-tech forum, the centerpiece of the fair, will focus on China's
agriculture and the development of China's rural economy, both experiencing
changes under new conditions in the country.
The fair is one of the four most influential scientific expositions in the
country and is sponsored by the provincial government of Shaanxi, the Ministry
of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of
Education. The coordinators include the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization and the World Bank.
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