Around 500 attendees, including officials of state ministries and departments, representatives of well-known e-commerce and logistics businesses, e-commerce associations, colleges and universities, as well as research societies, assembled in Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on July 19 for the International Seminar on the Coordinated Development of Modern Logistics and E-Commerce.

The International Seminar on the Coordinated Development of Modern Logistics and E-Commerce proceeds in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on July 19. [Photo/hhhtnews.com]

Di Ruiming, executive mayor of Hohhot, gave attendees a warm welcome. Hohhot, he said, is not only the capital of Inner Mongolia, but also its center in terms of economy, politics, culture and finance. The city offers grant development opportunities and has a bright outlook on its future. It is currently giving priority to service industries such as cloud computing, e-commerce, modern logistics and commercial exhibitions. This, said Di, will improve the city’s competiveness and drive it toward becoming a central city of its region.

Hohhot was designated as an International E-Commerce Demonstration City for 2014, which provides the municipality a great opportunity to foster the e-commerce industry and drive the further integration of e-commerce and modern logistics.

Di Ruiming, vice-mayor of Hohhot, delivers a welcome speech to attendees of the International Seminar on the Coordinated Development of Modern Logistics and E-Commerce on July 19 in the capital of Inner Mongolia. [Photo/hhhtnews.com]

Meanwhile, a national cloud computing base under construction and a new logistics system, as well as Hohhot’s abundant resources in agriculture, green food and tourism, will all contribute to supporting e-commerce and logistics development, said Di.

Nie Linhai, deputy head of the Commerce Ministry's E-Commerce Department, summarized policies regarding e-commerce. The seminar recognized him as both thorough and authoritative.

Nie Linhai, deputy head of the Commerce Ministry’s E-commerce Department, gives a speech on e-commerce policies at the International Seminar on the Coordinated Development of Modern Logistics and E-Commerce in Hohhot, July 19. [Photo/hhhtnews.com]

In addition, Chai Yueting, professor at Tsinghua Unveristy; Li Mingtao, deputy head of the China International Electronic Commerce Center; and several experts and enterprise representatives all addressed the seminar with their ideas and insights.

Chai Yaojin, a professor at Tsinghua Unisersity and head of a national e-commerce trade technology lab, explains policy trends and the opportunities of e-commerce at the International Seminar on the Coordinated Development of Modern Logistics and E-Commerce in Hohhot, on July 19. [Photo/hhhtnews.com]

The combined development of modern logistics and e-commerce is a new topic for both of the individual sector' development. The seminar was expected to strengthen the communication and cooperation among enterprises.

As a joint initiative of the Inner Mongolia Department of Commerce and the municipal government of Hohhot, the seminar’s success was based on support from a variety of units including the Hohhot's commerce bureau, association of logistics and the China International Electronic Commerce Center.

Edited by Noelle Mateer