NANNING, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) - The 18th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit kicked off Friday in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2021 shows the view of rainbow in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo: Xinhua)

Themed "Sharing opportunities created by the new land-sea corridor, building the China-ASEAN community with a shared future," this year's expo aims to deepen all-round cooperation in trade, economy and other fields between China and ASEAN and consolidate the high-level dialogue platform.

With a total exhibition area of 102,000 square meters, the expo, held both online and offline, has attracted enterprises from more than 40 countries and regions.

The four-day expo will also host 26 high-level forums and 148 economic and trade promotion activities. A series of celebratory events will be held to mark the 30th anniversary of China-ASEAN dialogue relations.

Inaugurated in 2004, the annual expo is an important platform for promoting trade and bilateral relations between China and ASEAN.