The second phase of the 137th Canton Fair will close on April 27th. According to the China Foreign Trade Center, the organizer of the Canton Fair, as of the 27th, 224372 overseas buyers from 219 countries and regions around the world have attended, setting a new historical high for the same period. This year's Canton Fair will open on April 15th, with three phases themed "Advanced Manufacturing", "Quality Home", and "Better Life". The total exhibition area of the second "Quality Home Furnishings" offline exhibition is 515000 square meters, with 24735 booths and 10313 participating companies, an increase of 273 compared to the previous edition. There are over 2400 high-quality and characteristic exhibiting companies, including specialized and innovative small giants, manufacturing industry champions, and national high-tech enterprises, an increase of 100 compared to the previous edition. The person in charge of the China Foreign Trade Center stated that the second phase of the 137th Canton Fair further highlights the concept of "big home", with exhibition themes including household goods, gifts and decorations, building materials and furniture, and 15 exhibition areas, which better meet the public's demand for consumption upgrading and a better life, and better meet the diversified choices of global merchants in purchasing exquisite home products. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, He Yadong, previously stated that the strong popularity and enthusiastic negotiation scene at the Canton Fair fully reflect the confidence of the global business community in China's economic prospects, injecting a "booster" into the development of China's foreign trade. (New Society)