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Mr Chainarong Limpkittisin, Managing Director of Reed Tradex said “If we look back on foreign direct investment FDI attraction into Vietnam several years ago, the peak year was in 2008 when Vietnam allured 1.171 FDI projects with total registered capital of US$64 billion, an increase by threefold compared with 2007. However, this figure has been on the decline in recent years, registering US$21.48 billion in 2009, US$18.1 billion in 2010 and US$14.69 billion in 2011. In the first two months of 2012, total FDI capital poured into Vietnam reached US$1.23 billion, accounting only 45.5 percent compared with the same period last year.” “Vietnam used to be one of the most attractive destinations in Asia for investors but now there are many emerging "stars" such as Myanmar and Indonesia. Therefore, if Vietnam wants to promote investment attractiveness, it needs to create a competitive investment environment, focusing on releasing preferential policies on taxes and land, upgrading the infrastructure network and training high-quality labor force. All of which could take a lot of time to achieve and if Vietnam does not start the work right now, it will only be second or third choice of investors. One of the knots that hinder foreign investment in Vietnam in recent times is the underdeveloped support industries which cause concerns among investors as they have to import too many accessories from abroad for production in Vietnam.” To support his view, Mr. Chainarong added “Honda Vietnam produces 1.5 million units every year and the motorbike market in Vietnam is quite developed. However, the more motorbikes Vietnam sells, the more accessories Thailand exports to Vietnam. Therefore, Vietnam has to develop supporting industries to attract more foreign investment in the future. Moreover, Vietnam needs to identify its strong and advantageous industries and sectors which can attract foreign investment, rather than spread investment attractions.” However, Vietnam is still a big potential market for foreign investors as it has high ratio of Industrial expansion. To further the potential, Vietnamese manufacturers need to learn what technology trends are coming so they can catch up with the advancement. To serve this purpose, Reed Tradex will organize “Business Mission to Hanoi” as a series of networking activities during 23 – 24 May 2012 under theme “Your Direct Access to Develop Business Opportunities and Connections” at Grand Ballroom#1 Melia Hanoi Hotel. “Business Mission to Hanoi” is the one of marketing activities to promote METALEX and NEPCON Vietnam 2012 which will be held in October 2012 in Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam Manufacturing Expo 2013 in Hanoi. An exclusive Business Mission program designed exclusively to enable foreign investors to explore and survey investment or trade opportunities in Vietnam while learning the requirements by Vietnamese industrialists through a series of networking activities. The two-day activities promise to offer abundant networking opportunities to establish business connections and networks. Moreover, all delegates will get many benefits of joining such as saving time and money to explore investment and/or trade opportunities through direct contacts with potential customers and authorities, direct contacts with executives from Industrial Manufacturing and related industries seeking to technology providers, parts manufacturers, machinery makers related Association’s Members and Government’s Representatives, factory visit trip, table top opportunities in the exclusive forum with over 500 industrialists in Vietnam. On 23 May 2012, manufacturers and industrialists in Vietnam seeking to make the most out of the upcoming AEC are invited to attend an exclusive Forum under the theme of “Challenge and Opportunities in Developing Vietnam Supporting Industry Towards AEC” and get an opportunity to represent leading international brands from 13.30 – 15.20 hrs. at Grand Ballroom, Melia Hanoi Hotel. The Forum will feature speeches by notable figures from key industrial associations and government sector under the following topics: The International Trade Cooperation Policy Serving Supporting Industry for Heading to AEC , Hanoi; the Readiness of Infrastructure and Labor Policy to Strengthen Supply Chain Industries , Vietnam Automotive Industry and Its Prospects for Development in Globalizing Economy and Challenge and Opportunities of Vietnam Electronic Industries Towards AEC . And on Thursday, May 24, 2012 we will organize Factory Visit trip to Thang Long Industrial Park or Noi Bai Industrial Zone. For more information, please visit website www.vietnammanufacturingexpo.com or e-mail to Reed Tradex Contact Center at [email protected] Reporters who need more information please contact : [email protected]

Mr. Chainarong Limpkittisin, Managing Director, Reed Tradex Company said that based on the industrial forecasts and outlooks, Reed Tradex has realized the growing importance of supporting industries in Vietnam as the country is joining global supply chains and value chains. Vietnam’s supporting industry finds a lot of opportunities for development. Specifically, large foreign corporations have established manufacturing and assembling facilities in Vietnam and they very much expect to have more local parts suppliers to reduce transport costs and risks. The Vietnamese support industry sector has many development opportunities, especially when Vietnam joins the global supply chain. Many foreign companies, who have built manufacturing and assembling plants in Vietnam, expect to partner with more domestic spare part suppliers to reduce transport expense and risks. The government has also provided significant support to the industrial sector which is one of the areas that attract the most overseas investment. However, necessary elements such as product development and human resource training on a continuous basis, should always be given importance as these will enforce the manufacturing industries to become even stronger with higher productivity as well as competitive credibility. Dr Vu Tien Loc, President of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), stated that the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam worked out the Socio-economic Development Strategy 2011-2020 with the main target of developing Vietnam into a modern industrial country by 2020. “ In fact, the national economy’s development requires a total restructuring, phasing out labour-intensive machines into participating more strongly and deeply in supply chains and value chains, and moving from wide to deep development. On that basis, we will improve the quality of the economy, and save capital investment with effective sustainable development. According to JETRO’s survey information in October 2011, the percentage of parts and components purchase in Vietnam was only 28.7 percent, less than those in other countries in ASEAN (e.g Thailand: 53 percent, Indonesia: 41 percent and Malaysia: 39.3 percent) and China: 59.7 percent. As a result, Japanese manufacturers in Vietnam have to import necessary parts and components from other countries such as Japan, Thailand, and China. This reduces not only its competitive capability of supplying products to assemblers, but also decreases the trade profit of Vietnam. We strongly believe in the potential growth of supporting industries and the positive effects of it on sustainable development. Mr. Chainarong added that as the ASEAN Economic Community is approaching in the year 2015, the exchange of machinery, technology, knowledge and other products have become easier than in the past. In one sense, this helps speed up the advancement of the industrial and commercial sectors but at the same time, we have to keep improving ourselves for the rising competition from other countries in the region with promising industrial capacities as well. Many foreigners believe in the growth potential of the supporting industries and that their development will foster Vietnam’s manufacturing sector and economy. At present, many foreign investors are strongly confident to invest in Vietnam. The continued foreign direct investment in Vietnam is proof that the manufacturing and supporting industries here not only have a bright future, but also play vital roles in the well-being of the economy. “As we have promised to support Vietnamese manufacturers to develop supporting industry and prepare to growth with AEC. Reed Tradex has joined with JETRO to organize Vietnam Supporting Industries Forum on Wednesday 1 August 2012 at Ballroom, Intercontinental Asiana Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City to serve as a learning platform for all leading industrialists across Vietnam about how supporting industries in Vietnam can stay competitive and leap forward in the ASEAN Economic Community to be implemented in 2015. High light topics of this seminar will be keynote Speech “Overview of Vietnam Manufacturing Industry Development” and Panel Presentation” Working together: Growing together; Expanding Vietnamese Supporting Industries by Reaching Japanese Standard”, “How to reach Japanese Production Standard and QC system?” by Japanese Automobile Manufacture and “How to Increase Efficiency of Vietnamese Supporting Industries” by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)* We would like to encourage Vietnamese executives from Manufacturing Industries and Supporting Industries sector, Japanese executives from Manufacturing Industries sector to attend this forum to update how to make production to meet stringent quality requirements from Japanese buyer, to get an insight into Policy and Supporting Scheme to Secure and Increase Japanese Investment and to learn and understand how to reach Japanese Production Standard and QC system” Mr Chainarong concluded. For more information, please visit website www.metalexvietnam.com or e-mail to Reed Tradex Contact Center at [email protected] Reporters who need more information please contact : [email protected]

The HOSPITALITY BUSINESS FAIR 2012 (HBF), a specialty B2B Exhibition for the Hospitality industry was inaugurated on Thursday the 10th of May 2012 by Dr. Palani G Periasamy, Chairman of Le Royal Meridien. Some of the other Dignitaries present were Mr.R.Rangachari, advisor of SIHRA and Mr.Rajesh Sharma Director General - Services Export Promotion Council. The inauguration was followed by a ‘”KNOWLEDGE SHARING FORUM”, where thoughts on subjects pertinent to the industry were freely discussed. HBF 2012 is the latest among various expos being crafted and organized by SYNERGY EXPOSURES AND EVENTS INDIA PVT LTD, a Chennai based organisation specialising in organising Industrial expos. Until recently, South India was not considered to be dynamic market as far as the hospitality industry was concerned. However, all that has changed with the growth of the IT industry, Automobile & ancillary units and a host of other Industrial giants that have either already established or is in the process of establishing themselves in this part of the country. To add to this, Medical tourism and the boost that tourism promotion has received has propelled South India into the limelight and as one of the most favoured destinations. To be able to cope with this revolution, the hospitality industry is gearing up to support this growth and a host of new establishments have been planned and the existing ones are getting a complete makeover. To enable the sudden growth in the hospitality industry, a wide range of internationally acceptable quality products and services in high demand. HBF has been able to do just that, by getting together some of the best suppliers and service providers from across the country, to make their presence felt to the prospective buyers who were scouting for their various requirements. The organizers had chosen Chennai, as the host city, considering that it is strategically located in the central part of Southern India, with proximity to international tourist havens like Sri Lanka & Maldives. Decision makers from both national and international Hotels, Resorts, Airlines, Consultants, Software and Facility Management companies visited the expo. Buoyed by the response and success of the show the organizers have already set in motion plans for bigger and better HBF 2013.

China thin film solar cell standard organization - thin film solar cells Standards Committee of China Electronics Standardization Association was established in Foshan, Guangdong in 2010. The Commission has a positive effect for China making more efforts to promote the innovation of thin film solar cell technology, the major standard-setting, and the standard use of the promotion work. Guangdong government document states: with the construction of Green Guangdong achieved an “initial success”, the government decide to shut down small thermal power orderly and promote energy conservation and pollution reduction effectively. Guangdong Province electricity situation is grim with populated living and developed industry, the decision of shutting down small thermal power indicate that the government has placed great hopes on the solar photovoltaic industry. The files about key breakthroughs in core technologies in Guangdong during the 12th Five-Year indicate that Guangdong will focus on the development of thin film solar photovoltaic cells and materials, while “Program to accelerate the development of high-tech service industry” issued by the Economic and Information Technology Commission of Guangdong Province also points out the government will firstly promoting the development of thin film solar cells and some related energy. PV experts said: thin film solar industry is bound to occupy an important position in the field of solar cells, and its prospects are very promising. To greatly develop thin film solar cells, Guangdong need the support of a large number of new manufacturing equipment and materials to produce excellent thin film solar cells.

The Largest Gathering of LED Lighting, Equipment and Materials Manufacturers including POSCO LED, Kumho Electric, Wooree Lighting Holdings, WPM Super Sapphire Single Crystal Materials Agency and LG MMA! International LED EXPO & OLED EXPO 2012(www.ledexpo.com, www.oledexpo.com, www.didexpo.com), the largest 4-day exhibition of LED lighting, equipment and materials in Korea, is slated to kick off June 26 at Hall 3 and 4, KINTEX. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the LED exhibition which has been drawing as many as 20,000 visitors annually ever since its very first event in 2003, with its popularity going hand in hand with the steadily growing local LED industry. This year’s event will serve as an opportunity for all related organizations ranging from LED and OLED lighting, equipment, parts and materials manufacturers to research institutes to come together with a view to examining the current status of the LED industry and coming up with strategies to gain competitive edge on the global stage In particular, this year has seen a growing interest from foreign trade agencies such as the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry(KGCCI), clearly demonstrating International LED EXPO & OLED EXPO is indeed the Korea’s NO.1 LED and OLED exhibition. In a bid to foster vigorous exchange among participants, the U.S. Department of Commerce is currently recruiting buyers and potential participants and the KGCCI has already submitted applications to take part in the upcoming event. This year’s high-profile participants are lighting manufacturers including POSCO LED, Kumho Electric, Wooree Lighting Holdings, Edison Sollitec, Amoluxe, Lumens, Star Net, Tech Sign Light Panel, Icontrols, ICEPIPE Corporation, Jaejin Lighting, G & B Lighting, Kingbright Elec., equipment companies including TSE, Newmatech, Point Engineering and Withlight, parts and materials firms including LG MMA, WPM Super Sapphire Single Crystal Materials Agency, Kolon Life Science, Doosung System, Toyobo (Japan), Everlight (Taiwan), Monolithic (U.S.) and research institutes including LED-IT Fusion Technology Research Center and Cheorwon Plasma Research Institute. As for OLED companies, Envision will present machine vision cameras for OLED inspection, PSI will showcase flat panel display equipments and spectrum analyzer, Kodivac will display vacuum pump, vacuum gauge and related products and IMT will feature laser cleaning system. Confirmed participants at DID exhibition which is scheduled to be held at the same time include Q Stand for LCD displays and K & C LED for smart sheets. This year’s exhibition will serve as an important venue to discuss the current status and future direction of LED industry among all related companies and research institutes whose products or subjects of study range from LED lighting, equipment, parts, materials and applied products to inspection and evaluation equipments to laser cleaning system to advertisement display. Various sideline events such as International LED and Green Lighting Seminar, trade meetings and government award ceremony for new technologies are also organized to enhance the quality of the fair and to better satisfy participants and visitors. Most notably, the hosting agency plans to hold trade meetings in cooperation with KOTRA to better facilitate fruitful exchanges among participants. A separate meeting session is under discussion with major companies abroad including Cooper Lighting, Energy Bridge and WESCO. For detailed information, please visit the following official websites (LED EXPO: www.ledexpo.com, OLED EXPO: www.oledexpo.com, DID EXPO: www.didexpo.com). Admission is free when you register prior to the exhibition. Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of Exhibition by phone (TEL 02-783-7979, FAX: 02-783-7292) or by email ([email protected]).

The worldwide debt crisis and the macro control policy in the real estate industry of China make the development of China real estate anfractuous. Mr. Zhu Zhong, Vice Chairman of China Real Estate Association, said that in the coming decade, China real estate will not be extensive development anymore and will be an age of enhanced and burgeoning, in Guangzhou on December 10. The real estate industry will turn to an age of formalized planning, design and high quality construction from irrational design and construction before. Therefore, windoor, as an important component of building structure, have to turn to an age of systematic design and installation from bulk management before. Annual meeting of aluminum window, door and curtain wall industry is held on March in Guangdong every year. It is the barometer for the industry, which it is also the new products, new trendl release platform. In the coming 18th Aluminum Windoor & Curtain Wall Expo 2012 will gather over 400 exhibitors from over 20 countries and regions and publish the industry development trends together. The smart windoor make environment-protection; energy-saving and advantage of system integration stand out. Smart windoor reflect and put emphasis on practice and energy-saving of window, door and curtain wall. Government of China tables a proposal of "12•5" development plan. Energy-saving and environment-protection is one of the measurement standards of government performance in the plan. It is also the future development trend of construction works. In the construction overall consumption, nearly 60% is from windoor. As one of the key construction consumption, the energy-saving and environment-protection of windoor will also be draw highly attention by manufacturer and consumer. The concept of smart, systematic, energy-saving in over ten thousand products can be seen in the expo. A wave of advanced environment-protection window, door companies can be seen in the expo, too. Such as Beijing Melucky Door & Window Lopm., LTD., (which devotes itself to be a technology industrialization base of energy-saving wood structure windoor of China), Zhejiang Ruiming Energy-Saving Doors & Windows Co., Ltd. (which independently develops energy-saving products, such as thermal broken heat (cold) insulated aluminum-wood composite windoor, thermal broken heat (cold) insulated energy-saving push and pull windoor, aluminum-clad wood energy-saving windoor, wood energy-saving windoor, and so on), Shanghai Zeusin Doors& Windows System Co. Ltd (which slogan is thief cannot come in while firemen can; children cannot fall down while adult can run out; screen window cannot be seen while mosquito cannot come in), and so on. These high-tech enterprises and products always make significant contribution to the improvement and leap in energy-saving windoor of the entire industry. According to Mr. Huang Qi, the Vice Secretary General of China Construction Metal Structure Association, we know that recently, with the improving demand, windoor system is growing up gradually. Some traditional aluminum enterprise start to research windoor system positively, such as Guangdong Xingfa Aluminium Co., Ltd.,, GuangYa Aluminum Co., LTD, Guangdong Jianmei Aluminum Profile Factory Co., Ltd, Guangdong Weiye Aluminium Co., Ltd., and so on. All of them make signicant contribution to system development, optimal design of windoor and fully embody the advantage of smart windoor. In the past 17 years, the Aluminum Windoor & Curtain Wall Expo as always be the barometer for the industry. It also provides timely, correct, authoritative data for curtain wall industry; provides a platform for new products. It stands for frontier and developments of windoor industry. Smart windoor, start from here!

bauma China 2012 is the 10th anniversary of bauma China, of which the exhibition space will reach 300,000 sqm. bauma China 2012 not only enlarges the exhibition space, but also extends its attention to the product innovation and global demands of construction machinery industry. As the show’s organizer, Messe Muenchen International is committed to build a platform of communication and information exchange for the Chinese construction machinery enterprises and overseas manufacturers. After almost a decade of rapid development, construction machinery companies start to calm down and think about the industry’s future trends and directions. Product appearance and practicability can be a new growth point. bauma China 2012 would like to invite you to explore global growth opportunities of this industry with us. Facing the global economic crisis, bauma China proposed the Build on Growth slogan in 2010 to lead the industry out of crisis. What will be the theme of bauma China 2012? Started from Europe, green topics have always been hot in construction machinery industry. As been heated up in China, national government and enterprises of the industry start to pay more attention to sustainable developments. Environment protection, energy conservation and other green topics have become significant. bauma China 2012 will continue to uphold to Green, and concern about the products’ life cycle issues. In the situation of European debt crisis and global economic recession, manufacturing rally is the best way for Europe and America to tackle crisis. In recent years, Chinese leading enterprises, who improve product quality and investment overseas, have also built global deployment strategies. The new slogan of bauma China 2012, Building Sustainable Success, advocates China’s manufacturing industry to join global development and extend industrial chains while improving its own qualities. We do appreciate your accompany in the past successful 10 years and we are looking forward to meeting with you on Nov 27-30, 2012 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre. About Messe Muenchen International (MMI) Messe Muenchen International is one of the world’s leading trade-fair companies. In Munich alone it organizes around 40 trade fairs for capital and consumer goods, and key high-tech industries. Each year more than 30,000 exhibitors and over two million visitors take part in the events held in the New Munich Trade Fair Centre, the ICM – International Congress Centre Munich, and in the M,O,C, Events and Order Centre. In addition, Messe München International organizes trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South America. With six subsidiaries in Europe and Asia and more than 60 foreign representatives actively serving over 90 countries, Messe München International has a worldwide business network. The Group also takes a pioneering role as regards sustainability: It is the first trade-fair company to be awarded energy-efficiency certification from the technical inspection authorities TÜV SÜD.

On 30 Jan 2012, SANY, the largest construction machinery manufacturer, and Putzmeister, the famous German professional manufacturer, announced together in Germany: they have agreed to merge after regulatory review. SANY and CITIC PE will spend Euro 360 million to have 100% holding in Putzmeister. And SANY will pay Euro 324 million (about RMB 2.654 billion), covering 90% holding. This transaction is supposed to be done in the first quarter of 2012. The largest construction machinery manufacturer in China merges the well-known German professional manufacturer in concrete pump, which inspires and means a lot to construction machinery industry. It indicates that China development of machinery manufacturing will more focus on expanding overseas market; managing and technical level is catching up with the advanced international standards. bauma China 2012 is a great opportunity to witness the new changes in construction machinery and reflect the overseas acquisition trend. Just after the acquisition of SANY and Putzmeister, on 31 Jan 2012, LiuGong Machinery Co., Ltd. and Polish construction machinery enterprise Huta Stalowa Wola (short for “HSW”), signed “Final Acquisition Agreement” in terms of the construction machinery unit business. LiuGong has done this deal, which means LiuGong will take this as platform to enter European and American market. Moreover, what about the acquisition between XCMG and Schwing? How will SANY and Putzmeister define their market positioning respectively? How will they process their marketing after acquisition? 2012 witnesses the surging changes in construction machinery, product chain extending, indefinite funds. To answer these questions and uncover the industry trends, welcome to bauma China 2012! It will be held the 6th time in Shanghai New International Expo Centre on 27-30 Nov 2012, to fully showcase the valuable results of acquisition in construction machinery industry. At present, the booth reservation is in full wing and 15 Feb 2012 will be the due time for the first round application. Welcome to join!

Asia’s leading rail transit expo CRTS CHINA 2012 will be kicked off on April 24-26, 2012 at Beijing National Convention Center, China. It sees increases in attendees, exhibitors and show floor size. It is projected that there will be 400 exhibitors, 20, 000 visitors with the 30, 000square meters floor size in upcoming CRTS CHINA 2012. The exhibits range from Rolling stocks, Electromechanical systems & equipments, Railway infrastructure & construction, Key high speed rail technologies, Heavy haul to Rail interior, Maintenance, care and cleaning service and Tunnel Construction and so forth. Latest Show News China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation LimitedCSRincreased its floor space from 200 square meters to 330 square meters It’s the third time for CSR to participate in CRTS CHINA. As two of the most famous manufactures of railcars and metro in China, CSR will showcase their latest products and innovative technologies at CRTS CHINA 2012 next April in Beijing. CSR increased the floor space from 200 Sq m to 330 Sq m according to its need and good exhibition effect. Specially Designed Match-making Program to help you find targeted supplies Just let us know what products you are interested in and your purchasing list. We will arrange the targeted exhibitors to meet you at our international buyer center at show venue, private meeting space, coffee and juices are offered free of charge. What’s more, international buyers who participate in match-making program may get two nights hotel accommodation for free if you meet our requirements. We offer one company with one free room for two nights only.

CRTS CHINA (CHINA International Rail Transit Technology Exhibition) is jointly organized by China Civil Engineering Association and HNZ Industry Media Group. It is annually held in Beijing and Shanghai by turns. The 8th China International Rail Transit Technology Exhibition (CRTS CHINA 2012) will be held at the China National Convention Center on April 26-28, 2012. It will setup 9 theme pavilions to draw attention over 400 exhibitors, more than 20, 000 professional buyers, and the floor space will reach 30.000 sq m. This will make the CRTS China the largest exhibition in its kind in Asia. The exhibits range from Rolling stocks, Electromechanical systems & equipments, Railway infrastructure & construction, Key high speed rail technologies, Heavy haul to Rail interior, Maintenance, care and cleaning service and Tunnel Construction and so forth. More info, please go to www. Crtschina. Com/en The past CRTS CHINA 2011 was successfully held at Shanghai New International Expo Center on Aug. 25, 2011. It attracted 365 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions with 25000 sq m floor space. 16502 visitors from 29 countries and regions attended CRTS China 2011, such as Shanghai Metro, Beijing Subway, Shenzhen Subway, Guangzhou Metro, Chengdu Metro, Qingdao Metro, Hong Kong Metro, and representatives from more than 10 subway bureaus, Rolling stock vehicle companies and construction companies. Brand-names from home and abroad showcased their latest products and top technologies at CRTS China 2011. China leading enterprises like China South Railway Corporation Limited, Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. Of China North Railway, Shanghai Urban Construction (Group) Corporation, Hangzhou H3C Communication Technology Co., Ltd., Hunan SNTO Technology Group.