BEIJING — Vice-Premier Han Zheng 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 Geng Shuang announced on Sept 18.

The 16th China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit will be held from Sept 21 to 24 in Nanning, capital city of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

Besides Han, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, leaders of relevant ASEAN countries will also attend the opening ceremony, according to Geng.