The online media registration for the China International Import Expo (CIIE) will be available on media.ciie.org from Aug 15 to Sept 15.

Information regarding the collection of press cards will be released on the official website of CIIE at www.ciie.org.

The inaugural CIIE will be held in Shanghai from Nov 5 to 10. Presently, more than 180 Fortune 500 companies have signed agreements with the organizers confirming their attendance for the event.

Companies from more than 130 countries and regions are expected to attend the exhibition, and the organizers are looking to attract over 150,000 domestic and overseas buyers over the next few months.

Although there are still three months to go before the CIIE kicks off, over 40 companies from the United States, France, Germany and Japan have already applied to be a part of the second edition of the CIIE, according to the organizers.