490 million yuan contracts signed between China, Russia

A conference on commodities trading between China and Russia is held at the Manzhouli Sino-Russian Border Trade Zone, in Manzhouli, a city of Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Dec 23. [Photo/people.com.cn]

As part of the activities during the 20th China-Russia-Mongolia Snow and Ice Festival, a conference on commodities trading between China and Russia was held at the Manzhouli Sino-Russian Border Trade Zone, in Manzhouli, a city of Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Dec 23.

With the theme of "enhancing cooperation and promoting economic and trade development", this conference attracted over 100 representatives from Chinese and Russian enterprises. At the conference, a total of 11 contracts worth 490 million yuan ($71.12 million) were signed between enterprises from both sides.

The conference also included an exhibition event where six enterprises promoted their products.