HARBIN, July 29 -- An economic cooperation conference held in Harbin, capital of northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, Monday attracted more than 380 Chinese and Japanese attenders.

Themed "seizing the opportunity of northeast China's comprehensive revitalization and promoting practical economic and trade cooperation between China and Japan," the conference was organized by governments of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the Japan-China Economic Association.

Diverse activities including keynote speeches, memorandum signing ceremonies and meetings covering fields of manufacturing industry, modern agriculture and food processing, tourism and healthcare for the elderly were held during the conference.

More than 380 representatives from governments, economic organizations and enterprises attended the event.

The conference has been held for 17 sessions since 2000. It is expected to promote bilateral economic and trade exchanges and deepen exchanges and cooperation between Japan and northern China.