NE Asia investment forum in China yields 106 bln yuan in contracts

A total of 171 investment contracts worth 106 billion yuan (about 15.5 billion U.S. dollars) were signed during the 4th Northeast Asia Investment and Trade Expo, which ended on Saturday.

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 2.57 billion U.S. dollars from abroad.

The five-day expo was attended by businessmen from all over China and 12 other countries and territories.

Source: Xinhua