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Tibet tourism, culture expo attracts 90-bln-yuan investment
LHASA, Sept. 12, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – The Fourth China Tibet Tourism and
Culture Expo has attracted nearly 90 billion yuan (13 billion U.S. dollars)
of investment, the organizer said Tuesday.
The four-day event, which was held in Lhasa, capital of northwest China’s
Tibet Autonomous Region, concluded Tuesday. Nearly 1,600 attendees, including
250 foreign guests, and 230 domestic and international enterprises attended
the expo.
Nearly 200 projects worth a total of 90 billion yuan, including 51
supported by centrally administered state-owned enterprises and 40 targeted
poverty alleviation projects supported by the industry and commerce
federation, were signed at the expo.
More than 3,000 different Tibetan-themed products were exhibited at the
expo.
A series of forums regarding scientific investigation, tourism and
culture, economic and social development, and international cooperation on
the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research, attracted experts and entrepreneurs.
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