Nov 21, 2016
UBM Asia, a UBM plc company, recently concluded its 4th edition of Taiwan Jewellery & Gem Fair, attracted a total of 6,963 trade visitors to the four-day event from 21st to 24th October 2016.
Held at Taipei World Trade Center, Hall 1, the event featured 183 exhibitors from 13 countries and regions, occupying 303 booths. Of the 6,963 visitors, 836 visitors, or 12% were from outside Taiwan. The top three visiting countries were Mainland China, India and Japan.
Sabine Liu, General Manager of UBM Asia Ltd., Taiwan Branch, commented, “With the B-to-B trade platform provided by UBM, the world… more
Oct 24, 2016
October is set to be the busiest MICE month at Marina Bay Sands as the integrated resort welcomes 17 major tradeshows and key conferences.
It is the highest number of tradeshows and conferences to be held at Marina Bay Sands in a single month since its opening in 2010.
More than half of these events at Sands Expo and Convention Centre are repeat shows and they include notable names such as ITB Asia, Singapore International Energy Week and Franchising & Licensing Asia.
The biggest airline passenger experience trade show in Asia, comprising Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX)… more
Oct 24, 2016
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (“HKCEC”) celebrated a major milestone Oct. 14.
During the world’s largest electronics fair – the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), the HKCEC welcomed the 100,000,000th visitor since its opening in 1988.
Nicholas J McVeigh from the United Kingdom was surprised by a flashmob made up of a group of uniformed staff of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (“HML”), the operating and management company of the HKCEC.
He was then officially welcomed by Monica Lee-Müller, HML’s managing director,… more
Oct 24, 2016
October is set to be the busiest MICE month at Marina Bay Sands as the integrated resort welcomes 17 major tradeshows and key conferences.
It is the highest number of tradeshows and conferences to be held at Marina Bay Sands in a single month since its opening in 2010.
More than half of these events at Sands Expo and Convention Centre are repeat shows and they include notable names such as ITB Asia, Singapore International Energy Week and Franchising & Licensing Asia.
The biggest airline passenger experience trade show in Asia, comprising Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX)… more
Oct 24, 2016
U.K.-based UBM will bring a licensing expo to Shanghai, China in 2017. Licensing Expo China will be open on 18-20 July at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC), Shanghai, China.
Licensing Expo China will feature over 100 brands and properties from China and overseas. The show will connect the most influential entertainment, character, fashion, art and corporate brand owners and agents with consumer goods manufacturers, licensees and retailers from all product categories across Asia.
"China's licensing industry is growing faster than all other… more
Oct 24, 2016
Tarsus Group has appointed Mark Temple-Smith as CEO Asia. Temple-Smith has more than 20 years’ experience in the global exhibitions industry and has led and developed successful businesses in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Temple-Smith will be joining Tarsus from ITE Group plc, where he is Regional Director for Asia. During the past four and a half years, he has grown ITE’s Asian business from start-up to some 50 exhibitions and over 400 employees in India, South East Asia and China.
Prior to joining ITE in 2012 Temple-Smith was a member of the management team at Canon Communications LLC. He is… more
Sep 21, 2016
Organised by Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the inaugural CENTRESTAGE concluded recently, with close to 8,300 buyers from 71 countries and regions attending the show, in which about 40% were from Asia – excluding Hong Kong.
CENTRESTAGE took place Sept. 7-10, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), showcasing 200 fashion brands from 20 countries and regions. The four-day show also included seminars focused on fashion industry trends.
HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Benjamin Chau, commented, “CENTRESTAGE is an ideal promotion and launch platform for… more
Sep 21, 2016
The first edition of Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City will debut March next year. The three-day show aims to become Vietnam’s leading regional trade fair for the automotive service industry.
Organised by Messe Frankfurt, Chan Chao International Co Ltd and Yorkers Exhibition Service Vietnam, Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City is expected to house 350 exhibitors and welcome 8,000 visitors at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center.
Chan Chao and its subsidiary in Vietnam, Yorkers, is an experienced trade fair organiser in diverse fields including automotive, electronics and machineries industries.… more
Sep 21, 2016
The organisers of Asiamold – Guangzhou International Mould & Die Exhibition, have announced the 11th edition of the fair will be held fMarch 1-3 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, China.
The fair will be held concurrently with SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou (SIAF). The strategic date change aims to help industry players unlock greater business opportunities brought forth by synergistic collaboration with the industrial automation fair.
Louis Leung, deputy general manager of Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd, said, “… more
Sep 21, 2016
In an increasingly competitive environment, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre continues to perform strongly, securing 140 new conventions for Brisbane during the 2015/16 Financial Year.
International specialists in immunology, world trauma, wound management, drug resistant infections and vertebrate palaeontology are among those who will head to Brisbane as a result of the 140 strong line-up of conference wins by BCEC and its convention partners over the last 12 months.
More than 71,235 delegates from Australia and across the globe will deliver some 256,000 hotel room nights… more
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