The 2026 Mekong-Lancang Fruit, Coffee, Flower and Beer Carnival has opened at Hello World Living Mall in Kunming, capital of China’s Yunnan province. Bangladesh’s stall has drawn strong interest from local visitors and businesspeople, according to a Commerce Ministry press release issued Friday. The Yunnan Provincial Department of Commerce is organizing the international event, which features 94 stalls displaying fruits and agricultural products from Mekong-region countries.

China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Laos, Bangladesh and Thailand are participating, with countries displaying and selling a range of fruits, agricultural and food products. Bangladesh is also participating as a co-organizer. The event is intended to strengthen regional agricultural and trade cooperation while presenting Bangladeshi agricultural diversity to international markets and creating potential new business links with China.

At the opening, Bangladesh Consul General in Kunming Shahnaz Ranu said agricultural trade and economic cooperation between Bangladesh and China had reached new heights. She said Bangladesh’s mango has already entered the Chinese market, while jackfruit export protocols were signed during Prime Minister Tareque Rahman’s China visit. Organizers expect the festival, running until August 23, to expand markets and agricultural cooperation.