Dec 09, 2015
The ninth edition of the ASIAWATER Expo & Forum, the largest and leading water and wastewater event for developing countries in Asia, will take place April 6-8 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
With 90 percent of the booth space already booked, ASIAWATER 2016 is one of the best shows throughout Asia for current ASEAN water needs, including water supply, water resources, sanitation and purification.
As part of the ASIAWATER 2016 marketing campaign, the ASIAWATER team organised a technical visit for their exhibitors, staff and media to Indah Water Konsortium (… more
Dec 09, 2015
Global Sources, a leading business-to-business media group based in Hong Kong, has recently reported its financial results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30.
Revenue from continuing operations was US$23.5 million, down from US$31.7 million in 2014. The company also posted an IFRS net loss of US$4.6 million. In the same quarter last year, Global Sources recorded a net profit of US$1.9 million.
The decline in revenue hit all of Global Sources core businesses. Online revenue fell by 15 percent to US$15.9 million. Exhibition revenue plummeted by 57 percent to US$4.1 million in 2015.
The… more
Dec 09, 2015
The recent staging of ProWine China 2015, International Trade Fair for Wines and Spirits, in Shanghai drew around 600 wine and spirits producers from 33 countries presented their products.
The event featured 16 country pavilions and three regional pavilions. The majority of the exhibitors was from France, followed by Italy, Spain and Argentina and included many large wine producers such as KWV, Les Grands Chais de France, Constellation Brands and LCW.
Popular wine growing nations such as Australia and Chile exhibited with an official national pavilion for the first time. ProWine China is the… more
Dec 09, 2015
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) is continuing its ASEAN Rising Trade Show (ART) campaign to support the Thai exhibition industry through promoting the country as a high potential marketplace for the ASEAN market.
The ART campaign is expected to run for three years from 2015 with the goal to raise the profile and standard of the Thai exhibition industry.
The first-year of the ART campaign is set to officially finish in December 2015. The number of international exhibitors and visitors in the first three quarters of 2015 increased more than 75 percent year-on-year.
The… more
Nov 24, 2015
Reed Exhibitions Greater China will hold its 8th annual Reed Exhibitions Greater China Scholarship Program award ceremony Nov. 21.
The Reed Exhibitions Greater China Scholarship program was created to attract young minds into the industry, while supporting the continual development and success of Reed Exhibitions Greater China and China’s exhibition industry as a whole.
Each year, the company awards grants to outstanding young talents who endeavor to serve China’s MICE trade through the exhibition industry.
This year’s 38 recipients, selected from a final pool of 188 candidates,… more
Nov 24, 2015
The unveiling of the new logo and brand for the Shanghai New International Expo Centre was held Nov. 20 at Shanghai Grand Ballroom, Kerry Hotel Pudong.
More than 200 guests from government and industry were on hand to help SNIEC celebrate a new era.
The new logo combines the world famous SNIEC name along with two triangles representing the shape of the venue. SNIEC provides a platform to foster the exchange of knowledge, commerce, and cultures.
The dynamic combination of triangles expresses the spirit of cooperation, sharing, and innovation. Lastly, the red and grey colors symbolize vitality… more
Nov 24, 2015
Organized by UBM Trust, a joint venture with UBM Asia Ltd, SIGN CHINA, LED CHINA and LED LIGHTING CHINA 2015 successfully concluded Sept. 19 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC), having received visitors from 154 different countries and regions.
Making its debut in the new host city Shanghai, the four-day event reaffirmed its world-leading status with 120,000 sqm of exhibition space and recording 82,523 visitor entries.
"We have participated in the show since 2005. We followed the organizer to Shanghai because we are… more
Nov 24, 2015
Messe Frankfurt’s new nonwovens event, the China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum (CINE – supported by Techtextil), concluded last month with positive results.
The three-day event was held in Shanghai Mart Oct. 14-16 and featured nearly 100 exhibitors covering an area of 6,000 square meters, which attracted nearly 5,000 visitors from 29 countries and regions.
Products featured included machinery and ancillaries for nonwovens, nonwovens and nonwoven products, raw materials and chemicals for nonwovens, and industry-related services, while the concurrent forum addressed the latest issues… more
Nov 11, 2015
The 11th MEDTEC China (Medical Device Design & Manufacturing Exhibition), an annual industrial event focusing on medical-grade raw materials, parts and processing technology, successfully was held in Shanghai recently.
MEDTEC China 2015’s attendance has reached 11,610. More than 70 medical device manufacturers organized delegations to visit the exhibition, including TUOREN Group, Covidien, Stryker, Shangdong Weihaiweixin, Shanghai Endo View, Hangzhou BrosMed, Shanghai Kangge, MicroPort, Suzhou andtosi, and Shenzhen salubris, etc., which showed the professional visitor'… more
Nov 11, 2015
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (“HKCEC”) has recently revamped its website, (www.hkcec.com), adopting the new ‘Responsive’ technology.
It is now fully available for desktop as well as mobile phones, tablets and other mobile devices with different screen sizes and configurations.
More than 70 percent of the 20,000 daily visitors use their mobile devices to visit the HKCEC website. The revamp provides them with user friendly navigation, along with enhanced services and easy to access information.
The design… more
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