From May 11th to 15th, 2026, the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Commerce organized economic and trade delegations to Thailand and Malaysia to carry out a series of economic and trade exchange activities. At the 42nd Thailand International Industrial Expo, 11 Wuhan enterprises made their debut in just two days and have already connected with more than 200 global merchants, reaching an intention to cooperate with nearly 10 million US dollars. At the same time, Hongshan District of Wuhan City signed a strategic cooperation memorandum with the Malaysian Chamber of International Trade and Investment, opening up new opportunities for Wuhan Intelligent Manufacturing to deeply cultivate the Southeast Asian market.

Strengthening the cooperation mechanism through government coordination

During their stay in Thailand, the delegation visited the Foreign Trade Department of the Thai Ministry of Commerce to exchange views on topics such as trade facilitation and mutual recognition of industrial standards. Subsequently, visit the Asia International Trade and Investment Association to build a normalized bridge for communication between government and enterprises. At the Pintong Industrial Park in Chunwuli Prefecture, the delegation conducted on-site inspections and visited representatives of Thai and Han enterprises to strengthen their confidence in rooting in ASEAN.

The exhibition raised nearly ten million US dollars in two days

On May 13th, the 42nd Thailand International Industrial Expo opened, and Wuhan organized 11 companies including Gaode Zhigan and FiberHome Fuhua to showcase cutting-edge products in the fields of industrial automation and intelligent sensing. In just two days of implementation, the company has connected with more than 200 customers and collected over 70 potential buyers, achieving an intention amount of nearly ten million US dollars. Simultaneously holding a promotion event for Wuhan machinery brands entering Thailand, multiple cooperation intentions were reached on site. Keywords: the Belt and Road news network, cross-border trade

Establishing a normalized mechanism for signing contracts in Malaysia

In Malaysia, the delegation visited the Malaysian External Trade Development Board and the Malaysian Chamber of International Trade and Investment to deepen exchanges on expanding two-way trade, international exhibition linkage, and other topics. Hongshan District of Wuhan City signed a strategic cooperation memorandum with the Malaysian Chamber of International Trade and Investment on site, establishing a normalized cooperation mechanism and carrying out comprehensive cooperation in cross-border trade, industrial docking, cultural and tourism integration, and other aspects.Editor/Gao Xue