On August 22, the 12th Overseas Chinese Trade Fair (OCTF) & 2026 Asia-Pacific Industry Cooperation and Global Expansion Expo concluded at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. As the largest exhibition group at this year's event, the Shantou Pavilion highlighted diverse development achievements across the digital economy, science and technology innovation & equipment, toys and cultural & creative products, agricultural products and gourmet food, and intangible cultural heritage. Leveraging Shantou’s industrial strength and the unique charm of Shantou as a renowned hometown of overseas Chinese, the Shantou Pavilion served as a bridge for Shenzhen-Shantou collaboration and global connectivity.

At this year’s OCTF, the Shantou Pilot Zone for Economic and Cultural Cooperation with Overseas Chinese organized 11 enterprises in the digital economy sector to exhibit. Several local tech companies presented cutting-edge products and solutions, intuitively demonstrating their practical capabilities in expanding token businesses into overseas markets. In the specialty agricultural products and cuisine exhibition area, Chaoshan-flavored delicacies such as braised goose and beef meatballs attracted lingering visitors, while interactive overseas Chinese cultural scenes like electronic Qiaopi (correspondence and remittance documents from overseas Chinese) evoked shared memories among Chaoshan people at home and abroad. Over the three-day exhibition, the Shantou Pavilion received approximately 15,000 domestic and international visitors. It organized over 300 promotional events, roadshows, and thematic activities, reached cooperative intentions with nearly 100 enterprises, and achieved on-site transactions and intended transaction amounts totaling nearly RMB 5 million.

Source:Shantou Daily, August 24, 2026

第十二届侨交会汕头馆展现开放新气象

　　8月22日，第十二届华人华侨产业交易会暨2026亚太产业合作与出海博览会在深圳会展中心落幕。汕头馆作为本届规模最大的参展组团，集中呈现数字经济、科创装备、玩具文创、农产美食、非遗等多元发展成果，以产业实力与侨乡魅力，搭建起深汕携手、链接全球的合作桥梁。

　　本届侨交会上，汕头华侨试验区组织11家数字经济领域企业参展，多家本土科技企业携硬核产品与解决方案亮相，直观展现词元出海的落地能力。在特色农产与美食展区，卤鹅、牛肉丸等潮汕风味美食引人流连，电子侨批等侨文化互动场景唤起海内外潮人的共同记忆。三天的展期里，汕头馆累计接待海内外访客约1.5万人次，组织推介、路演、专题活动超300场，与近百家企业达成合作意向，现场成交及意向金额近500万元。

来源：汕头日报 2026-8-24