Cambodia encourages businessmen, entrepreneurs and investors to participate in the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE), to be held from Nov. 5-10 in east China's Shanghai, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

"The CIIE is a major business event in China and an important business platform for international trade cooperation, investment and business partnership between all participating countries and China," the ministry said in a statement.

"The exposition will feature country pavilions, including the Cambodia Pavilion, which will once again be designed and constructed by the Ministry of Commerce," it added.

The ministry said the CIIE will contain a wide range of commercial booths showcasing medical equipment, healthcare products, automobiles, technical equipment, general consumer goods, agricultural products, trade in services and innovation products.

A variety of business forums will also be held on the sidelines of the expo, it added.

Earlier, Cambodian Ministry of Commerce's Secretary of State and Spokesperson Penn Sovicheat said the expo has provided a good opportunity for international companies to showcase their products and services to potential Chinese consumers and investors.

"The CIIE has given a boost to trade and investment volumes between Cambodia and China," he told Xinhua. "Our export to China has steadily increased, as more Chinese investors have come to invest in Cambodia."

Sovicheat said the CIIE truly reflects China's steadfast commitment to promoting global free trade and multilateralism and to opening up the Chinese market broader to the world.