An Indian exhibitor introduces commodities to customers at the 5th China-South Asia Expo (CSA Expo) in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province, June 18, 2018. 

More than 7,000 enterprises from 82 countries and regions have signed up for the sixth China-South Asia Expo as of Monday, local authorities said.

Southwest China's Yunnan province will host the online event from Dec 12 to 18, according to the provincial department of commerce.

The expo will hold a slew of online activities such as border trade fairs, forums and e-commerce talent training, and set up more than 10 online exhibition sites.

The fifth China-South Asia Expo and the concurrent 25th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair were held in June 2018. A total of 3,825 companies attended the events, signing 807.9 billion yuan (about $114 billion) worth of deals.