About 30 of the world's Fortune 500 companies attended the second dialog with APEC SMEs held in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao on Friday.

Sponsored by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the forum is a part of the fifth APEC SME Technology Conference and Fair.

Liu Tienan, vice-minister of the NDRC, said "the forum has played an active role in promoting the cooperation and development of both sides by building an exchange bridge between SMEs and big multinationals".