Dialogue held to promote trade, investment between China, ASEAN countries

HEFEI, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — A dialogue focusing on trade and investment between east China’s Anhui Province and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) consulates in Shanghai was held Wednesday in Hefei, capital city of Anhui. The event attracted nearly 200 attendees from home and abroad, including business representatives, Chinese government officials and diplomats from countries including Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. Hew Tse Hou, consul general of the Consulate General of Malaysia in Shanghai, said Anhui’s economy has been developing rapidly in recent years and Malaysian companies have shown a great interest in its development. “Our cooperation is…