The southern Chinese province of Guangdong, which accounts for 50% of the production value of China's TV industry, will host its first-ever flat panel display (FPD) tradeshow in May, according to the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), a co-organizer of the event.

The AsiaFPD 2008 will run between May 21-23 in Guangzhou, with 100 exhibitors, including LCD panel makers LG Display and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) and TV maker TCL, participating, the TCA said.

Guangdong has a cluster of foreign and domestic players in the FPD industry, and it is aspiring to develop itself into a hub of the global FPD industry, the TCA said.