More than 1,000 new electronics products will be on display at the China International Consumer Electronics Show (SINOCES) between July 8 and 11 in the east China coastal city of Qingdao, organizers said on Wednesday.

Up to 500 consumer electronics manufacturers, including international IT giants Microsoft, Intel, and Canon, will participate in the largest technology trade event in Asia. The increased participation by vendors represents a 10 percent increase over last year.

With the theme of "Convergence and Innovation", participants will have the opportunity to sit in on 30 forums focusing on topics such as the sustainability of consumer electronics and 3G telecommunications developments.

The fair will also draw 700 buyers from around the world, an increase of 20 percent over past years, and include e-commerce websites such as eBay.com and Alibaba.com.

Accounting for 13 percent of the entire global consumer electronics industry, China has grown into the world s largest electronics manufacturing base and the second largest consumer market for electronics products.