Launched in 1957, eight years after the People's Republic of China was founded, the first Canton Fair featured just 13 Chinese companies and attracted buyers from 19 countries and regions.

China’s largest trade fair saw a modest growth of deals signed during its three-week autumn edition, despite being attended by a record number of overseas buyers.

The 135th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) concluded its first phase of the year in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong Province on Friday, with impressive results, including a strong ...

People examine new energy vehicles at the 136th Canton Fair in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, on November 4, 2024. Photo: VCG As of Tuesday, over 170,000 overseas buyers from 210 ...

Founded in 1957, the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou has weathered embargoes, trade wars and pandemics, with supporters saying it remains essential.

The Canton Fair is widely viewed as a barometer of China's trade prospects. As of Wednesday, over 125,000 overseas buyers had preregistered for the fair, its organiser said on Thursday.

GUANGZHOU -- China's biggest trade fair opened Tuesday under the shadow of steep U.S. tariffs, with high participation figures signaling an accelerating drive by exporters to seek alternative markets.

In the South China metropolis of Canton, a West German visitor was stopped cold by the sight of a corpse dangling from a traffic light. "What was his crime?" the traveler asked. His girl ...

In pre-Communist days, Canton was China's historic capital of insurrection. Secret societies flourished in the teeming tearooms of the wealthy southern metropolis, and assassination was a ...