How China-ASEAN synergy contributes to global economic growth

STORY: How China-ASEAN synergy contributes to global economic growth DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-ASEAN Expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KAO KIM HOURN, Secretary-general of ASEAN 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHU SHENGHUI, Agent, Vietnam Trung Nguyen coffee 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI ZHUHUAN, Deputy general manager, Marketing Department of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Logistics Co., LTD STORYLINE: The 20th China-ASEAN Expo is being held in China's Nanning, with nearly 2,000 enterprises attending. The participation figure marks an 18.2-percent rise from last year's expo. Connected by both land and sea, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have enjoyed ever-growing trade ties over the years. Official data show that the bilateral trade volume between China and ASEAN had increased from about 100 billion U.S. dollars in 2004 to more than 975 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. China has been ASEAN's largest trading par