May 16, 2014
The third staging of All in CARAVANING will be held June 27-29 at the Beijing Exhibition Centre in China and is expected to benefit from the booming RV and car sector in the country.
There will be approximately 180 exhibitors, who will show their products and services on 215,200 square feet of exhibit space.
Visitors can look forward to innovations and highlights of RVs, mobile homes, base vehicles and accessories, as well as RV vacation and leisure time destinations.
By expanding its exhibit range to include camping and leisure equipment and campground amenities, as well as a… more
May 16, 2014
The organizers of Building Solar China – Conference and Exhibition, Messe Frankfurt and WIP, organizer of international solar conferences and exhibitions, have changed the date and location for the 2014 show.
The show will be held Sept. 4 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Originally scheduled for June in Guangzhou, the event will be relocated to accommodate market trends within the building and solar technology sectors in China.
“Intelligent Green Building and Smart Cities are currently China’s main urban development focuses, and the mission for creating a… more
May 16, 2014
NASDAQ-listed Global Sources released its first quarter results for the period ended March 31. Revenues were $34 million, up 10 percent, compared with $31 million recorded in the same quarter last year. However, IFRS net income in the period dropped from $5.6 million last year to $145,000 in the quarter.
The Hong Kong-based company generated revenues of $21.3 million from its online business – 62 percent of total revenues. That is a drop of 15 percent from the $25.0 million recorded last year.
Revenues from print business accounted for 7.5 percent of total revenues at $2.6 million, down… more
May 05, 2014
The HKTDC Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair, billed as the largest fair of its kind in the world, and the Hong Kong International Printing & Packaging Fair closed their four-day shows at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and AsiaWorld-Expo, respectively, with more than 65,000 total buyers.
The buyers came from 151 countries and regions, with overseas buyers up by six percent, compared with last year.
Buyers from Asia, including the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, India and Indonesia, recorded double-digit percentage growth.
Traditional markets such as Japan, the United… more
May 05, 2014
The Association of Korean Exhibition Industry (AKEI) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB).
The signing ceremony was held at the Landmark Hotel Bangkok attended by Yang-whan Jeong (vice-chairman of AKEI), Sang-kon Kim (deputy director of MOTIE), Nopparat Maythaveekulchai (president of TCEB), Patrapee Chinachoti (president of TEA) and executives and members of TEA in Bangkok.
AKEI is the representative organization in the Korean exhibition industry with its 53 members who conduct various roles from supporting and promoting… more
May 05, 2014
Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. will launch a new business-to-business trade show - 1st CONSUMER IT PRODUCTS EXPO (C-PEX) - in Tokyo next spring.
This new show will be part of of Japan’s largest and Asia’s leading comprehensive IT solution trade show - Japan IT Week, providing a new platform for consumer IT related business in Japan and Asia.
C-PEX will specialize in consumer IT products (Smartphones/Tablets/Wearable Devices, PCs, and related accessories) and will be a platform to launch such products into Japan & Asia as well as finding the latest products from the region.
As… more
May 04, 2014
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions has sold out the Asian Attractions Expo 2014 that spans more than 91,439 net square feet (8,500 net square meters), setting a new record for exhibit space at the event.
More than 5,000 attendees are expected to participate, which will take place June 17-20 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing.
The record-breaking trade show will feature new products and services for the amusement parks and attractions industry offered by more than 290 companies who are looking to connect with an estimated 3,500 buyers from 60… more
Apr 21, 2014
Reed Exhibitions Greater China Signs MOU with Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Exposition (CCPIT Chengdu)
Reed Exhibitions Greater China recently signed an MOU for strategic cooperation with the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Exposition (CCPIT Chengdu).
Through this new cooperation agreement, the two sides agreed to continue to work together in the long term through regular high-level consultations and exchanges, as they promote a comprehensive range of activities.
These include information sharing, executive and line staff training, enhanced support for Reed Exhibitions’ Chengdu-based events in the fields of electronics manufacturing, medicine and medical equipment, gifts and homeware.
The… more
Apr 21, 2014
A new show that recently was collocated with Global Sources' China Sourcing Fairs spring electronics series was the Mobile & Wireless Show.
The shows opened were held at AsiaWorld-Expo and featured more than 4,200 booths filled with consumer electronics and accessories, mobile devices and iProducts accessories, in-car electronics and GPS, telecom products, computer peripherals, security products and electronic components.
The Fairs comprise four collocated events: China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics & Components, Mobile & Wireless, Security Products and the Korea… more
Apr 21, 2014
More than 18,000 buyers from 112 countries and regions took part in the 6th HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition).
The four-day exhibition, held April 6-9 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, drew nearly 1,100 exhibitors from 14 countries and regions, a new exhibitor record for the fair.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Deputy Executive Director Benjamin Chau saidthat buyer attendance from the United States, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Thailand and Poland recorded double-digit percentage growth.
The HKTDC arranged for 53 buying… more
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