TOURISM MELAKA: China

Monday, 21 September 2015

12TH CHINA-ASEAN EXPO 2015 - 18 - 21 SEPTEMBER 2015, NANNING ,CHINA

The 12th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) has been held from 18 - 21 September 2015 in Nanning City, capital of Guangxi Province , China. The China-ASEAN Expo , has created a new model of all-dimensional cooperation incorporating friendly exchanges, economic and trade collaboration and people-to-people interactions, and also it has grown to become a well-recognized platform for cooperation between China and ASEAN, an asset to promote facilitated trade and investment and an engine of deepening bilateral cooperation on all fronts. The CAEXPO has witnessed and contributed to the Golden Decade of China-ASEAN Cooperation, emerging as a special international event held on a yearly basis which is co-sponsored by the governments of China and the 10 ASEAN countries.

Year 2015 marks the China-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Year. In this connection, the 12^th CAEXPO will feature the Maritime Silk Road as its theme and will work to provide more business opportunities for China and ASEAN countries to enlarge the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, to expand the bilateral cooperation and to reap more tangible economic returns.

Melaka participation in CAEXPO 2015 under Malaysia Pavilion to reflect the theme in which Melaka lies on part of this strategic road of Maritime Silk Road. As Malaysia's City of Charm , Melaka highlighted heritage products such as the trishaw, the Stadhuys building, Muzium Istana Kesultanan Melayu Melaka , Porta D Santiago and many more .

Melaka participation in CAEXPO 2015 represented by 3 officers from Tourism Melaka - Mr Sa'ari Basiron (Manager-International Promotion), Ms Nur Iszati Noordin (Manager- Briged Seni Melaka) and Mr Lim Sze Koon (Asst. Manager- Administration)

Malaysia Pavilion and Melaka section

Huge crowd to enter the expo

Visitors played the Melaka puzzle games

Their happy face after puzzle solved. Thanks to Perbadanan Pembangunan Sungai dan Pantai Melaka for sponsoring the gift!

Melaka Halal Hub also participated in the trade section

Sa'ari, Iszati and Lim with Mr Micheal Tay, Director of Tourism Malaysia Guangzhou

Friday, 18 September 2015

OFFICIAL VISIT OF H.E ZHU XIODAN, GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG PROVINCE CHINA TO MELAKA - 19 SEPTEMBER 2015

CHINA-ASEAN INTERNATIONAL TOURING ASSEMBLY & CHINA-ASEAN JOURNALIST RALLY - A 10,000KM CHINA-ASEAN TOUR IN MELAKA

Group of 28 4WD car and 3 buses loaded of participants from China-ASEAN International Touring Assembly (CAITA) has arrived in Melaka on 16th September 2015 . They have started their 10,000km rally from Nanning, China on 17th August and will take around 22 days to complete the journey in 7 following countries; China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia , Singapore and Cambodia before their destination on their own country.

It aims to highlight the achievements of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as well as publicising the upcoming Chinese-ASEAN Expo and promoting bilateral exchanges in sport, trade , tourism and culture.

Tour participants include ASEAN journalists, drivers, the tour organising committee and tourism and travel agents. A number of sportspersons will join the tour as it passes through the various countries.

Melaka has been chosen state in Malaysia where they have a rest before the rally continues to Singapore. in 3 days 2 nights stay in Melaka, all participant has experienced "Melaka Hospitality" and be brought to discover a few tourism spots in Heritage Zone.

The official Flag-Off ceremony took place this morning in Seri Negeri by YAB Datuk Seri Ir. Hj. Idris bin Hj. Haron, the Chief Minister of Melaka, together with a few EXCO members and the head departments from various agencies.