Qingdao boasts a vibrant economy. [Photo/VCG]

Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province, will host the 2023 Qingdao Small and Medium Enterprises International Procurement Fair from Nov 11 to 15, the municipal government announced on Nov 7.

The procurement fair will consist of both online and offline meetings. The opening ceremony and small-scale negotiation meetings will be held at the Qingdao International Convention and Exhibition Center, and some foreign businessmen and Qingdao enterprises will be invited to carry out negotiations.

After the meeting, online negotiations will be held to provide precise matching services to enterprises in multiple forms and through multiple channels to serve the needs of Qingdao enterprises as they expand into the international market.

The organizer has invited buyers from countries and regions such as Germany, France, the United States, South Korea, and Japan, as well as from Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states such as Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.

The conference preparatory committee will determine the needs of both supply and demand parties, accurately match companies, and create a multi-field, multi-level foreign exchange and cooperation platform and mechanism so that the majority of small and medium-sized enterprises can expand into new markets.