Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli will attend the opening ceremony of the annual expo, business and investment summit between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei said on Sept 15.

The 12th China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit will be held from Sept 18 to 21 in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hong told a press briefing.