India, 7th August: Messe Frankfurt India Trade Fair Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt, announced that the company has acquired Screen Print India. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

U.S., 7th August: According to media reports, Sohu.com has filed the paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO) of its search engine subsidiary, Sogou which is expected to be listed later this year.

U.S., 11th August: It is being reported that earlier this year, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the new regulations imposing more limitations on the news produced and distributed by online platforms. Earlier this month, the Beijing and Guangdong branches of CAC began investigating reports of news content featuring “violence, pornography and rumours disruptive to the social order.”

Bangkok, 14th August: Earlier this year, UBM plc announced plans to combine two of its events: Asian Paper and Tissue World Bangkok. The combined shows also recently organised their first seminar serving the Thai pulp, paper and tissue industries. The seminar was held on 8th August 2017 at Emerald Hotel in Bangkok.

Cambodia, 4th August: AMB Tarsus will open the 7th edition of Cambuild next month, which will be held concurrently with the Board of Architects Cambodia Annual Forum 2017, organised by the Board of Architects, Cambodia.

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Hong Kong, 8th August: In the previous financial year, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) announced that it hosted a total of 1,102 events, including 116 exhibitions, 104 conferences and hundreds of corporate meetings, banquets and entertainment events. HKCEC’s fiscal year ran from July 2016 to June 2017. Over 5.7 million visitors attended these events. Eight new exhibitions and 36 new conferences were held at HKCEC during the fiscal year.

Australia, 4th August: Recently, the New South Wales (NSW) government launched its “Regional Conferencing Strategy & Action Plan” which is designed to drive more conventions, meetings and business events to the rural and regional areas of the state. The government has earmarked a budget of A$6 million (US$4.8 million) to fund the initiative.

Malaysia, 8th August: In the first half of the year, Malaysia secured three major conferences that are expected to generate a total RM32.7 million (US$7.6 million) in direct revenues for the country.

Bangkok, 8th August: Earlier this week, Business Online (BOL), a leading online information service provider in Thailand, reported its financial results for the quarter ended 30th June 2017. Revenues in the period were US$3.2 million, representing year-on-year growth of 5.2%. The company’s net income increased 13% in the quarter – amounting to US$820,000.

Hong Kong, 8th August: Hong Kong-listed Sino Splendid (formerly China.com) has released its results for the six-month period ended 30th June 2017. Revenues in the first half were US$5.5 million, a year-on-year decrease of 10%. The company attributed the decline to a fall in revenues from its Travel Media Business. The company posted a large loss of US$22 million, compared with a profit of US$3.3 million in the same period of 2016.

Beijing, 3rd August: Last week, CCID Consulting, an IT research and information service provider in China, posted revenue growth of 15% in the first half of 2017, amounting to US$9.8 million. Profit in the six-month period was US$1.3 million, representing a jump of 72% compared the same period in 2016. Earnings per share were RMB 0.0076 (US$0.0011).

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U.S./Singapore, 31st July: This week, the U.S.-based Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) announced the acquisition of the Incentive, Conference & Event Society Asia Pacific (ICESAP). No financial details of the deal were released.

India, 27th July: Messe Düsseldorf India concluded the 2017 edition of Medical Fair India in April and just recently published key statistics from the event. The exhibition ran from 6th to 8th April at the Pragati Exhibition Center in New Delhi. The three-day event featured 519 exhibitors.

Hong Kong, 27th July: The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will open four lifestyle-themed fairs later this month at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) featuring more than 1,900 exhibitors.

Singapore, 1st August: Tapping into the growing demand for snow and ski holidays, Singapore will launch its first snow- and ski-focused trade fair running from 4th to 6th August at Snow City.

Beijing, 27th July: Last week, Baidu, the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, announced its financial results for the quarter ended 30th June 2017. Total revenues in the quarter were US$3.1 billion – representing a 14% increase over the same period in 2016. Net income in the second quarter of 2017 jumped 83% year-on-year amounting to US$651 million. Diluted earnings per share in the period were RMB 11.31 (US$1.67).

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