Trade mission to China.Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it manufacturers can get a first-hand glimpse next spring of the eye-popping economic growth in China The Sault Ste. Marie Sault Sainte Marie — pronounced "Soo Saint Marie" (IPA /su seɪnt məˈɹi/) — is the name of two cities on the Saint Marys River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. Chamber of Commerce and the Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation have set it's sights on the Canton Trade Fair as part of a two-week trade mission in April 2007. The Chinese Export Commodities Fair, also called the Canton Fair The Canton Fair (Chinese: 广交会) is a trade fair held in the spring and autumn seasons each year since the spring of 1957 in Guangzhou, China. The Fair is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China and People's Government of Guangdong Province, and organized , has been held in the spring and fall each year since 1957. The fair spans the range of exportable goods from souvenirs to textiles to heavy equipment. Don Mitchell Don Mitchell may refer to:
Saint Lawrence Seaway Commission. "When I saw what was happening in person, I thought this is something our community has to get involved in." Though it started out as a Sault-led trade mission, organizers are leaving the door for any Northern Ontario business Northern Ontario Business is a Canadian magazine, which publishes monthly in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The magazine covers business news and issues in Northern Ontario. to participate and investigate import-export opportunities. The April 13-28 2007 trips includes visits to China's financial and industrial heartland with stops in Hong Kong, Guangzhou (site of the Canton Fair), Shenzhen, Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing. Far East experts PBB PBB: see polybrominated biphenyl. Global Logistics/Livingstone International will led the mission and will arrange one-on-one meetings between potential business partners. The Toronto-based trade professionals have organized more than 50 trade missions to China since the early 1990's. Mitchell says there's tentative interest from 42 people representing 30 Sault businesses. But he anticipates that potential delegate list may drop as the trip nears. The trip fee is $10,000 per person which includes air fare, four-star hotel accommodation, meals, transportation and interpretive services. Registration is being done through the Sault Chamber of Commerce. But it's not all business, says Mitchell. Mixed in will be three to four days of sightseeing including visits to the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square. For details contact the chamber at 705-949-7152. www.ssmcoc.com By IAN ROSS Northern Ontario Business |
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