China, ASEAN launch cross-border e-commerce platform

NANNING -- China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launched a cross-border e-commerce platform on Saturday during the 12th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Representatives of ASEAN members and the secretariat of the summit signed a memorandum of understanding on the platform to boost cross-border commercial cooperation and services.

The platform will provide information on business matching, overseas financing, logistics, customs inspections and legal advice for bilateral enterprises, according to the secretariat.

China and ASEAN proposed a new age of cross-border trade centered on e-commerce last year.