Seoul/Munich, July: eMove360° will expand to Asia by launching the eMove360° ASIA Trade Fair & Conference. Organised by MunichExpo, the new event will be held in parallel with JEC Asia 2019 running from 13th to 15th November at the COEX exhibition centre in Seoul, Korea.

Singapore, 1st August: The International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) will host its 25th World Congress of Dermatology in Singapore in 2023 marking the first time it has been held in the Southeast Asia.

Singapore, 29th July: Last month, the Singapore Association of Convention & Exhibition Organisers & Suppliers (SACEOS) signed two partnerships during the Singapore MICE Forum 2019 – one with Alibaba Cloud and another with SGTech.

China, 23rd July: The Alibaba Group’s B2B platform, Alibaba.com, plans to open its platform to manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors in the U.S.

Paris, 25th July: Last week, UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, released its latest biannual, Global Barometer Survey, designed to assess the state of global exhibition industry. According to the survey, the first half of 2019 is expected to be weaker than 2018 in terms of revenue growth.

Hong Kong, 26th July: The Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Industry Association (HKECIA) has released the results of its annual exhibition survey for 2018. A total of 138 exhibitions (with a minimum gross size of 2,000 m2 of larger) were held in 2018 in Hong Kong. 88 were classified as “trade” and “trade and consumer” exhibitions. The remaining 50 exhibitions were purely “consumer” exhibitions, which were not included in the survey results.

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London, 25th July: This week, London-listed RELX Group (formerly Reed Elsevier) also reported its results for the six months ended 30th June 2019. The group’s total revenues were £3.9 billion (US$4.9 billion), representing an underlying growth of 3%. Adjusted operating profits in the period were up 4% to £1.2 billion (US$1.6 billion).

London, 24th July: London-based Informa Group has released its half-year results for the six months ended 30th June 2019. Revenues in the period were £1.4 billion (US$1.8 billion), representing growth of 47% - including UBM’s results.

China, 25th July: Earlier this week, Alibaba and Salesforce announced a new partnership which appoints Alibaba as the exclusive provider of Salesforce’s CRM services in China.

Asia, 22nd July: Cvent unveiled its annual global list of Top Meeting Destinations. This year, Cvent has split Asia Pacific into two separate regions, Asia and Australia & Oceania. Singapore continues to lead the Top 25 Meeting Destinations in Asia for the fourth consecutive year.

Hong Kong, 24th July: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (HML), the management company of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), has provided an update on its five-year, HK$1 billion (US$128 million) renovation of HKCEC facilities and infrastructure.

India, 23rd July: Messe Frankfurt’s Indian subsidiary, Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd, has acquired the license to organise Busworld, a leading B2B exhibition for the bus and coach sector, from Busworld International CVBA. No financial details for the acquisition were disclosed.

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Philippines, 18th July: The Department of Tourism (DoT) in the Philippines will launch its first Philippines International Dive Show (PHIDEX) this September aiming to capitalise on the country’s reputation a leading, global diving destination.

Penang, 16th July: Recently, the Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) launched new campaign, “Penang 2020: BE Unfiltered,” with the aim of enhancing appeal of Penang for business events. The new campaign consists of a new mobile app, a support programme for business events, a CSR initiative and an extended airline partnership.

Malaysia, 10th July: The Malaysian government announced a new RM5 million (US$1.2 million) tourism fund for private-sector tourism industry players – part of its “Visit Malaysia Year 2020” initiative which is targeting 30 million tourist arrivals next year.

Jakarta, 10th July: Comexposium’s GAIKINDO Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2019 will be held at the ICE (Indonesia Convention Exhibition) venue from 18th to 28th July showcasing more than 300 brands at the show.

Shanghai, 12th July: ProPak China 2019, organised by Sinoexpo Informa Markets, was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) (NECC). The event featured a total of 890 exhibitors from 22 countries and regions. This represents an increase of over 30% compared to last year’s figure.

Singapore, 12th July: The organisers of the International Furniture Fair Singapore (IFFS), a sourcing platform for furnishings in Singapore, will not take place in 2020. It is unclear if the event will return in 2021.