A lady talks with a businessman from Bulgaria at the 4th China-CEEC Investment and Trade Expo in Ningbo, Zhejiang province on June 9, 2018. 

The exchange event between China and Central and Eastern European countries, permanently held in Ningbo, 

was upgraded to a national-level expo recently. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

Official statistics from the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province revealed that in the first two months of 2019, there was a significant increase in the amount of incoming foreign investment to Zhejiang, especially from European countries.

Business cooperation between Zhejiang and Europe has become stronger in recent years, according to an official of the commerce department.

Zhejiang's commerce department signs a cooperation agreement with the investment promotion bureau 

in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany on March 15. (Photo/ WeChat account: zjsswt)