Shanghai to host int'l industrial fair in early November

Shanghai, China's leading industrial center, will host the 2006 China International Industrial Fair from Nov. 1 to 5, Shanghai Vice Mayor Zhou Yupeng said in Beijing on Monday.

The fair is expected to be attended by representatives of nearly 4,700 foreign and domestic enterprises, said the vice mayor.

The fair's theme will be "scientific and technological innovation and machine-building".

The event has been held annually since 1999.

Source: Xinhua