KUNMING -- More than 7,000 enterprises from 82 countries and regions have signed up for the sixth China-South Asia Expo as of Monday, local authorities said.

An Indian exhibitor introduces commodities to customers at the 5th China-South Asia Expo (CSA Expo) in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province, June 18, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

Southwest China's Yunnan province will host the online event from Dec 12 to 18, according to the provincial department of commerce.

The expo will hold a slew of online activities such as border trade fairs, forums and e-commerce talent training, and set up more than 10 online exhibition sites.

The fifth China-South Asia Expo and the concurrent 25th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair were held in June 2018. A total of 3,825 companies attended the events, signing 807.9 billion yuan (about $114 billion) worth of deals.