第13屆迪拜國際航空展簽約逾兩千億美元
11月17日,第13屆迪拜國際航空展在阿聯酋新建的迪拜世界中心機場開幕,BAE公司、洛克希德-馬丁公司、MBDA公司、達索公司等西方軍火巨頭都拿出自己的拳頭產品,以期獲取來自中東石油大亨的訂單。其中,中國參展商中國航空工業集團公司展出了“梟龍”戰機、“運-12F”運輸機、AC-312直升機以及首次在國際航空航天展上亮相的U8E無人直升機等模型,吸引不少對“神秘”的中國航空界的發展持好奇心的觀眾。
據會后統計,本屆展會共有來自60多個國家的1,046名展商與超過六萬名專業觀眾,展會現場訂單金額逾兩千億美元,創該展開展26年來最高紀錄。下屆展會將于2015年11月8-12日舉行。(車小月)

第12屆沙迦中國商品交易會暨中國農業產品展開幕
中國商務部和阿聯酋沙迦酋長國政府共同主辦、中國國際經濟技術交流中心承辦、中國機電產品展覽中心、濟南潤土農業科技有限公司協辦的“第十二屆沙迦中國商品交易會暨首屆中國農業產品展”(CCFS)于2013年12月16日在阿聯酋沙迦世貿中心隆重開幕。
CCFS自2002年起,已連續舉辦十二屆。展會成交額累計超過50億美元,效果顯著。自去年起,從綜合性展會向中國農業產品主題展轉型,今年展會云集了來自全國18個省份的近200家參展企業,其中包括十余個省級單位展團,國內參展商近300余人,展覽面積4,000平方米。展區分布方面,農副產品占50%,農業生產資料占20%,農業裝備占20%,農業科技占10%。本屆CCFS還首次邀請了韓國企業參展,標志著展會參展商從單一中國企業向國際化發展。(蘇希玲)
迪拜獲得2020年世博會舉辦權
12月27日,國際展覽局第154次全體代表大會在法國巴黎投票,選舉2020年世博會主辦城市,阿聯酋迪拜成為最后的贏家。2020年迪拜世博會的主題是“心系彼此,共創未來”。迪拜王儲哈姆丹·阿勒馬克圖姆在競標成功后承諾,迪拜將為世人呈現一場令人驚艷的世博會。
世博會每五年舉辦一屆。迪拜當局稱,2020年世博會將為迪拜帶來約230億美元的收入。同時,舉辦這場時長為6個月的博覽會將花費84億美元資金,其中,政府將投入65億美元用于基礎設施建設。為舉辦這場盛事,迪拜將興建一個巨型展覽中心和一些酒店,并擴建全國地鐵系統。(雒紫宇)
Dubai Airshow 2013 Deals hit Historical High
The Dubai Airshow 2013 was an overwhelming success drawing 60,692 trade attendees from around the world along with 1,046 exhibitors from 60 countries. Yet again the event proved to be one where deals are made, with a total order of $206.1 billion.
This year, Chinese exhibitor Aviation Industry Corporation of China presented a series of models of their latest advanced products and attracted visitors who were eager to look into the progress of China’s aerospace industry. The next session of the Dubai Airshow will be held at the Dubai World Central from 8th to 12th November 2015. (Che Xiaoyue)

12th Chinese Commodities Fair Sharjia and China Agriculture Expo successfully opened
The 12th Chinese Commodities Fair Sharjia and China Agriculture Expo (CCFS) was successfully opened in Sharjia on 16th December, 2013. The exhibition was jointly sponsored by the Ministry of China and Sharjia UAE Government and was organized by China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges.
CCFS was first held in 2002, and has been held for twelve years as an annual event. It has generated a total turnover of five billion dollars . Since last year, CCFS was gradually transformed from a comprehensive exhibition to an agriculture-themed exhibition. CCFS 2013 gathered around 200 companies from 18 provinces in China, including about ten provincial exhibition delegation groups.There were around 300 exhibitors in all and the total exhibition space was 4,000 m2. Farming products accounted for 50% of the exhibits, farming means of production 20%, farming equipments 20%, and farming technology 1 0 % . T h i s y e a r , t h e organizing committee of the exhibition also invited Korean enterprises for the first time, marking the effort to transform CCFS from a Chinese exhibition to an international one.(Celion Su)

Dubai won the 2020 Wold Expo
Dubai will be the first Middle Eastern city tohold the Expo, which takes place every five years. The theme of the expo is\"Connecting Minds,Creating the Future.\"\"We renew our promise to astonish the world in 2020,\" said Sheikh alMaktoum after the win.
Dubai authorities say the Expo 2020 will bring in around$23bn. They say financing for the six-month event will cost a total of $8.4bn, with the government spending around$6.5bn on infrastructure projects. A huge exhibition centre will be built to host the event, plus new hotels and an extension to Dubai’s metro line. (Grace Luo)