This year's China International Import Expo (CIIE) will take on even greater significance for world trade as many of the foreign companies adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will be keen on bouncing back, said Singapore Business Federation (SBF) CEO Ho Meng Kit.
This year's performances were due to run until Jan 30. However, on Jan 23, the day before Lunar New Year's Eve, Feng received a call from a colleague who told him the run was being canceled.
This year, Singles' Day kicked off early with an online selling spree between Nov. 1 to Nov. 3 to cater to the growing demand from Chinese consumers. Wednesday will feature more than 350,000 local and international brands and even includes cars and houses for sale, said the BBC.
This year's extended National Day holiday was truly a "Golden Week" for Chinese film companies. About two weeks before the holiday, the industry regulator raised the cap on maximum seating capacity from the previous 50 percent to 75 percent, starting from Sept 25, spurring more visits to cinemas.
This view was echoed by Goh Peng Ooi, group executive chairman of Malaysian software company Silverlake Group, who said trade is what ties the world together.
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This year's fair has attracted more than 1,300 companies, including nearly 500 foreign companies from 31 countries and regions. [Photo/VCG]
Those diplomats, from Pakistan, Venezuela, Cuba, Egypt, Cambodia, Russia, Senegal and Belarus, are visiting at the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This was the second time for DPRK to have test fired missile within one week. Sunday, it test-fired a long medium-range ballistic missile "Hwasong 12."
Those ordering food by Amazon's or Google's digital assistant, a smartphone, smartwatch, smart TV, Twitter or a personal computer will become part of the stampede from traditional restaurants to home delivery.