Xinhua , Dec . 14 ( Xinhua ) - - The first China ( Iran ) trade fair opened in Tehran ' s Sun City International Exhibition Center on Dec . 14 , and is expected to attract more than 1,000 local buyers to visit the talks . According to the organizers , the exhibition has two main themes : textile , hardware , lamp , machinery , furniture , household , building materials , electric power , household appliances , etc . The exhibition is from Zhejiang , Shanghai , Jiangsu , Guangdong , Shandong , Jiangxi , Fujian , Henan and other provinces . There are 351 exhibitors and 705 exhibition booths , with a total area of 14,000 square meters and more than 10,000 exhibits . Iran has 80 million people and has huge market potential for many Chinese businesses . " We have arranged two booth this time , and several local businesses have expressed their cooperative intentions on the first day . We hope to help push more Chinese products to overseas markets through cooperation with Iranian businesses . " The three - day exhibition will be hosted by the Commerce Department of Guangdong Province , and will be co - organized by CCPIT . During the exhibition , the organizers will also hold a forum on Sino - Iran International Investment and Productive Capacity Cooperation and China ' s Brand Products Promotion Association . Ningbo VESTA Leisure take this opportunity for developping its marketing in Middle-east area.

THERE`S A POPULAR JOKE IN the Pacific Northwest that goes something like this: [What do you call someone in Seattle with an umbrella?" [A tourist." It just got a little more true. For years, Jodell Egbert-the owner of Bella Umbrella, the city`s only brick-and-mortar umbrella store-gamely stocked scores of the rainy-day tools, and even ran an umbrella repair service out of the shop. But those days are ending: Bella Umbrella is closing up. [Every day somebody would come in and tell me it was stupid to have an umbrella store in Seattle because Seattleites don`t use umbrellas," Egbert told the SeattleTimes. [It made me feel bad." Why does anti-umbrella sentiment pervade Seattle-and indeed, much of the Pacific Northwest? As meteorologist Scott Sistek

Anyone living in Japan or even long-time readers of this website will no doubt be familiar with Village Vanguard, the nation`s premier novelty goods shop. Known as the place to buy curry of any color imaginable and a bra for your eyes, they also hold a yearly award ceremony to honor the best and brightest up-and-coming novelty good creators. This year`s grand prize was handed to the Manga Umbrella. When closed it looks like any old bumbershoot, but once opened; [BAAAAAAAAH!" ▼ Or DON!!!! depending how you hold it. Your head becomes surrounded with the onomatopoeic scripts of the manga world, complete with velocity lines to thrust you right in the center of the monochromatic action! The creators won a prize of 200,000 yen (US$1,700) and the chance to have