OREANDA-NEWS. August 30, 2011. Hefei, capital city of Anhui Province, will attend the Expo Central China (ECC)2011 to be held in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province between Sep.26 and 28 with projects seeking for cooperation which are worth 360.2 billion yuan, said vice mayor when interviewed by press group Aug.28.

Wei Xiaoming, vice mayor of Hefei, briefed reporters on the city's preparation for impending ECC. As early as in May this year, municipal commerce bureau has promoted the expo online, and 117  projects  signed up with total investment of 13.3 billion yuan.

Four projects will be inked through ceremony held at provincial government-level with total fund of 830 million yuan, including coal contract to be signed with Shanxi Coal Group. The projects cover areas such as new energy, new material, equipment manufacturing and food deep processing.

Wei also expressed Hefei's intention of fostering further cooperative partnership with Shanxi Province on fields including coal utilization, technological innovation, and tourism.