Weekly Newsletter
Daegu, Korea, July: Last month, Daegu City and EXCO held a groundbreaking ceremony to begin work on the ‘EXCO 2nd Exhibition Hall.’ EXCO opened in 2001 and it is the major exhibition and convention centre in Daegu, however, the venue has several wall-bound events and there is a confirmed booking of an upcoming large event – the 2021 World Gas Conference.
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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.
Read MoreSingapore, 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.
Read MoreSingapore, 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.
Read MoreChina, 23rd July: The Alibaba Group’s B2B platform, Alibaba.com, plans to open its platform to manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors in the U.S.
Read MoreParis, 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.
Read MoreHong 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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Read MoreLondon, 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).
Read MoreLondon, 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.
Read MoreChina, 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.
Read MoreAsia, 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.
Read MoreHong 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.
Read MoreIndia, 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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Read MorePhilippines, 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.
Read MorePenang, 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.
Read MoreMalaysia, 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.
Read MoreJakarta, 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.
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