As the permanent host of the China International Import Expo, Qingpu district marked five "firsts" on the opening day of the ninth CIIE: the Shanghai trading delegation's first order, the expo's first business license and first food operation permit, the debut of Woolrich's first concept store in China, and the global launch of LingLong InSight 2.0.

The ninth CIIE opened at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on Nov 5. On opening day, Kingfa's Shanghai subsidiary signed a purchase order worth more than $100 million with E1 Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korea's LS Group. The deal was the first order placed by the Shanghai trading delegation at this year's expo, marking the ninth consecutive year that Qingpu has secured the delegation's first order at the CIIE.

The CIIE also saw the issuance of its first business license and first food operation permit. Shanghai Gelandimei Health Technology Co Ltd received the first business license, while Shanghai Qiuhoushi Catering Management Co Ltd obtained the first food operation permit. Both companies have settled in Qingpu.

In customs-related developments, HiSilicon (Shanghai) Technologies Co Ltd and Shanghai Yongguan Adhesive Products Corp Ltd were awarded advanced certified enterprise status, entitling them to 47 customs clearance facilitation measures across five categories.

At the debut and launch session, outdoor apparel brand Woolrich unveiled its first concept store, The Archive, in China. Meanwhile, LingLong InSight 2.0, a lightweight industrial multimodal AI model jointly developed by Linglong Intelligence, a subsidiary of ZKH Group Limited, and Intel, made its global debut.

During this year's CIIE, the Qingpu sub-delegation organized 3,530 registered purchasing units and 29,441 professional visitors across sectors including new materials, biomedicine, high-end equipment, and fashion consumption. Its transaction volume exceeded that of the previous edition.

Source: Qingpu district media center