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China has the world’s largest construction market with more than 40 billion square meters construction area, and keeps the sustained growth speed of 2 billion square meters every year. The world economy is in a state of crisis; however, there is a spirit of optimism in China, here in Shanghai, in R+T Asia on March 26-28, 2013. R+T is originated in Germany. It was first introduced into China in 2005 as R+T Asia. R+T Stuttgart, the mother show of R+T Asia, is the leading world trade fair for roller shutters, doors/gates and sun protection systems with a long history of over 40 years. R+T Asia has been established by 8 years ago, it has grown along with the Chinese windows, doors and sun protection industry. On one hand, R+T Asia explores the global market actively by the aid of the international influence of R+T Stuttgart, on the other hand, R+T Asia influences domestic terminal purchasing groups, enhances building energy-saving concepts and develops the unlimited potential of the Chinese market. R+T Asia is committed to building a premier event for the roller shutters, doors/gates and sun protection industry and provides an optimal communication platform for upstream and downstream enterprises. In 2013, there will be more than 400 global brands and thousands of innovative technologies coming to join R+T Asia. Such as Pilomat,Schenker,Phifer,Romi,Glen Raven, S.M.R.E, Almedahls, Tryba, Para, Yuma,Xidamen,Bestex,Jieshu,Mingcheng, Fulishi,Zhenfei,Mingyang,Doorhan, Tianhengli,Jingxue,Jingqiuzhu, Seaside, Ownic,Meiman etc. And during the exhibition, “International Window and Door Summit”will also be held to gather the global experts and top companies coming to China. It is definitely a premier purchasing platform for all the people from window and door industry. There is no sign of crisis, but far more indications of success. R+T Asia, Waiting for you on March 26-28 in Shanghai, China! Online Registration system is online now, please visit: www.rtasia.com.cn to visit now! Contact us: Jenny Wang Tel: +86 (21) 6195 6088-527 Fax: +86 (21) 6195 6099 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.vnuexhibitionsasia.com

Supported by Yangzhong Electric Heating Association and British Industrial Furnace Constructors Association, China Electric Heating Exhibition 2013(ChinaEHE2013)organizing committee warmly invite all industry professionals to participant in or visit at Shanghai Mart on Mar 15-17, 2013. Prospect of ChinaEHE2013 Prepared 550 booths with 10,000 sq.m, ChinaEHE2013 will provide a multiple platform for global industry professionals that there will be a wide range of exhibits including heating element, heaters, electric heating tube, Electrothermal film, Electrothermal board,Electro-thermal wire,hot runner, explosion-proof electric heater, complete heating equipment and so on. Exhibitor Information Until December 18, 2012, 400 booths in total have been booked now, many famous enterprises will display their product at ChinaEHE2013. For example: Zhenjiang Dongfang Electric Heating Technology Co.,Ltd -- electric heater Jiangsu Datang Electric Appliance Manufacture Co.,Ltd --tubular electric heating element Beijing Shou Gang-Gitane New Materials Co.Ltd, Jiangsu Xinhua Alloy Electric Appliance Co.,Ltd -- Alloy material Zhaoqing City Feihong Machinery& Electrical Co.,Ltd -- machinery Tutco(China) -- open coil heating elements Zhenjiang Yutai Explosion-proof Electric Heater Co.,Ltd, Jiangsu Yuxing Electric Appliance Co.,LTD -- Explosion-proof Electric Heater Shanghai Tankii Alloy Material Co.,Ltd -- Alloy Great East Industrial Material Corp -- Alloy, materials Foshan Shunde Tonghe Wire&Cable Accessories Co.,Ltd -- Wire&Cable Xiamen Sanjac Instrument and Mater Co.,Ltd -- thermocouple We do our best to attract industry professional here to give more know about whole China electric heating market, and so your presence will afford us great pleasure. Visitor Information(Key visitors) Haier Group - Media Group - Guangdong Galanz - Kelon Group - Chunlan Group Ningbo Fuda Electric Appliance Co.,ltd - Guangzhou Wanbao Group - China AUX Group GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES,INC.OF ZHUHAI - Jiangsu Gelin Electric Co. Ltd Guangdong Light Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd. - Sinopec Zhenhai Refining&Chemical Co. Hunan Machinery and Equipment Import and Export Corporation Sinopec Shanghai - Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical - Sinopec Maoming Company Amway - CNPC Fushun Company - Shandong Lubei Enterprise Group General Company HangZhou ZhongCe Rubber Co.,Ltd. - FSPG HI-TECH CO., LTD - Triangle Group Chengshan Group Co., Ltd - Double Star Group - Juhua Group Corporation Jiangsu Shenda Group Co., Ltd. - Zhejiang Rongsheng Holding Group - Baosteel Zhuhai Zhongfu Enterprise Co., Ltd - Longrich - Tasly Pharm - Longsheng Group and so on. Thank you for your attention and we look forward to seeing you on Mar 15th - 17th, 2013 in Shanghai Mart(Add: 2299 Yan’an Road (West), Shanghai, P. R. China, 200336)

HVAC: The growth of energy conservation and emission reduction Sanitation: Water-saving and intelligent products are growing in popularity ISH China & CIHE will make its annual return from 8 – 10 April 2013 at Beijing’s New China International Exhibition Center. The show will continue its tradition of being the leading fair for the HVAC and sanitation industries in Asia. The exhibition, organised by Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd and Beijing B&D Tiger Exhibition Co Ltd, is anticipating an even higher number of exhibitors and visitors than the 2012 edition. Mr Li Hongbo, General Manager, Beijing B&D Tiger Exhibition Co Ltd said: “ISH China & CIHE 2013 is expected to attract more than 900 exhibitors and 35,000 visitors worldwide. The hall layout will continue to be divided into boilers, wall-hung boilers, sanitation, radiators, heat meters, floor-heating, solar and air-conditioning units as well as heat exchange solutions. In addition, the organisers will strengthen on-site direction and signage as well as introduce an online match-making service prior to the show. This new match-making service will allow attendees to visit more booths relevant to their business, and for exhibitors to meet more customers.” Mr Richard Li, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt in China said: “Because of our successful history, ISH China & CIHE has strongly contributed to the growth of China’s HVAC and sanitation industries. Over the years, buyers have become more and more impressed with the size increase of our exhibitors’ booth as well as their growing commitment to green technology in water conservation and energy efficiency. With an internationally recognised brand, ISH China & CIHE will not only offer a professional platform for exhibitors to showcase their brands and latest products, but also add to the development of the low-carbon building industry in China.” HVAC: The growth of energy conservation and emission reduction As China continues to implement the policies established under the 12th Five-Year Plan, green technology utilisation has become more and more important under the guidelines set for infrastructure and building development. In 2012, the Central Government invested USD15.38 billion towards promoting energy conservation, emission reduction and renewable energy development, a nearly 35% increase from 2011. Upgrading the energy efficiency of residential buildings in Northern China is one of the key projects, lead by the improvement of heat-metering systems. The policies are strongly supported by various provinces across the country. (*Please see appendix on page 5) According to the statistics from China’s Ministry of Finance, fuel efficiency in all applicable industries has greatly improved in the past few years. So far, there are more than 3,900 energy-saving service companies registered in the country, with annual outputs valued at USD20.4 billion. China also strongly supports projects that promote the use of energy-efficient boilers, furnaces and motor systems as well as the utilisation of residual heat and pressure in various HVAC devices. The government plans to reward subsidies according to the amount of energy these products can save. From 2007 to 2011, the government has spent USD3.1 billion to support over 3,500 various projects. In total, these green solutions have saved the use of nearly 100 million tons of standard coal. Sanitation: Water-saving and intelligent products are growing in popularity Over the past few years, severe water shortages have affected certain regions across China. From 2010 – 2011, the Central Government unveiled two national policies to combat this growing problem. The first policy regulated domestic water consumption through a national standard for related appliances. The second policy limited the use of water in toilets to six litres per flush. These policies were quickly adopted by sanitary ware manufacturers as an important avenue for new market opportunities. Water-saving has become one of the top focuses for manufactures of a range of sanitation products, including toilets, faucets, showers and related accessories. Buyers have quickly welcomed these new standards in sanitation, as well as the innovative products available. They have expressed greater interest in the designs, technologies and materials used for production in sanitation products. With demand for quality residences increasing in China, intelligent sanitary wares have received strong market attention. These affluent buyers are commanding more added features to their purchased properties, such as bathtubs with built-in TVs, docking stations for smart phone devices, easier handicap accessibility and more. China’s sanitation industry is poised for positive growth. And for the professionals who work in the field, ISH China & CIHE will continue to be the premier venue to learn about the country’s latest trends. ISH China & CIHE is part of Messe Frankfurt’s architecture and technology fairs, headed by the biennial ISH event in Frankfurt taking place 12 – 16 March 2013. Furthermore, ISH Shanghai & CIHE – Shanghai International Trade Fair for Heating, Ventilation & Air-Conditioning will debut at Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 26 – 28 September 2012. For more information, please visit www.ishc-cihe.com or email [email protected].

IOFT – a must attend event of the industry !! Reed Exhibitions Japan will be opening the doors to 25th INTERNATIONAL OPTICAL FAIR TOKYO (IOFT 2012) from October 22 [Mon] – 24 [Wed], 2012 at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan. IOFT is Asia’s leading optical trade fair reaching its 25th Anniversary this year. Each year IOFT serves as a great business platform and this year will be no exception! As well as being a great place for exhibitors to launch products into Japan/Asia and to purchase new products from around the world, the show is also a place to be inspired! IOFT is a one of a kind show which gathers both products from the International market with edge and style, and from Japan with great quality and function. Therefore it is a chance to get in touch with a vast range of eyewear and related products of all categories!! This year the exhibition halls are expected to be filled with 550 Brands and 17,000 Visitors from 20 countries and regions. IOFT is sure to meet the expectation of all industry professionals. Exciting events to attend during the show Ribbon Cutting Ceremony ( Date/Time: Oct 22 [Mon] 9:30- Venue: In front of IOFT Registration Counter ) A number of events will be held at the show such as the “Ribbon Cutting Ceremony” which will take place straight before the doors open to the exhibition halls. Dignitaries from national trade associates, top buyers from Japan and Asian countries, supporters of the show, and global embassies will be taking part to celebrate the opening of the show. EYEWEAR OF THE YEAR 2013( Date/Time: Oct 22 [Mon] 13:00- Venue: Special stage in the exhibition hall ) EYEWEAR OF THE YEAR (EOY) is one of the industry’s leading awards. It selects and honors distinguished new products which excel in design and/or function, to be marketed in the upcoming season. It will be held on October 22 [Mon] at 1pm within the exhibition halls. It would be a great opportunity for the nominees and winners to introduce their new designs/frame to the media and public. The categories of the award are: Men’ Eyewear Men’s frames which increase one’s attractiveness at all scenes Ladies’ Eyewear Ladies’ frames which highlight elegance, beauty and charm Sunglasses & Sports Glasses Last year’s Winners Sunglasses & sporty frames for fashion, sports and driving scenes which excel in design and function Functions & Technologies Frames & sunglasses with innovative technology and/or superiority in function Kids Eyewear Fashionable frames which also excel in function, e.g. durable and flexible, to support children’s growth and lives Last year’s winners >> http://www.ioft.jp/en/Concurrent-Events/Eoy-Awards/ 25th Japan Best Dressed Eyes Awards( Date/Time: Oct 22 [Mon] 16:00- Venue: Special stage in the exhibition hall ) An event covered by all major Japanese television networks, newspapers and magazines. where this year’s most famous eyewear wearers are awarded. Winners include celebrities, actors, politicians and other high profile figures from the: political, Economic, Cultural, Sports, Showbiz field. A special prize and a prize for sunglasses will also Last year’s Winners be presented. Last year’s winners >> http://www.ioft.jp/en/Concurrent-Events/24th-Japan-Best-Dressed-Eyes-Awards/ The details of this year’s EOY and 25th Japan Best Dressed Eyes Awards will be announced on our official webpage in September http://www.ioft.jp/en/Home/. Hot topics for IOFT 2012 “tide – The IOFT Int’l Designers” A zone exclusively dedicated to stylish and edgy international designers. As IOFT serves as a gateway to enter the Japanese and Asian market, “tide” will be the key location to make business and to witness the new trends before it is launched into the market. “Japanese Brands” Japanese frames and related products are known for its great quality and innovative function but in recent years, many Japanese designers are coming up with new designs with both function and style. These Japanese designers are emerging into the market and will be exhibiting at this years show. These products will be found both in the “Fukui Zone” (Fukui is one of the largest manufacturing centers of eyeglass frames in Japan) and widely dispersed within the exhibition halls. Special Services only at IOFT When visiting a trade fair abroad, many people have probably experienced language boundaries and the lack of time and information to make business during the show period. IOFT Show Management provides an online product/exhibitor search engine “e-Guidebook” (http://www.ioft.jp/en/eguide/ to be updated in September) to make the planning of the visit smoother for visitors. Additionally, Show Management arranges a “Matching Service” for overseas premium buyers. This is a service in which Show Management specially invites premium buyers from top optical chain stores from the Asian region and arrange meetings with exhibitors. Show Management will also strengthen the support for exhibitors from overseas this year by arranging appointments with Japanese buyers as part of the exhibitor’s support package. Both services will include translation services by our multilingual staff. IOFT would be a great place for overseas visitors and buyers to start business in Japan and Asia and expect to greatly contribute to the successful business of the optical industry. Keep October free for IOFT!! IOFT is sure to be THE optical event to visit this fall so open your diaries/smart phones/blackberries and make an entry for October 22-24! To keep updated with the latest show news, please make use of the below sites: IOFT Official Website >> http://www.ioft.jp/en/ IOFT NEWS >> http://www.ioftnews-eng.blogspot.com/ Follow us on Twitter >> http://twitter.com/IOFT_PR Become our Fan on Facebook >> http://www.facebook.com/IOFT.megane Read previous press releases >> http://www.ioft.jp/en/For-Press/News-Release/ To request for exhibiting information or FREE invitation tickets, please access the below sites: Request for Exhibiting Information >> http://www.ioft.jp/en/ex/ Request for a FREE Invitation Ticket >> http://www.ioft.jp/en/inv/ Visiting inquiry for Media/Press >> [email protected] Don’t miss out, keep October free for IOFT!!

- Online visitor pre-registration has opened, please visit: www.b-china.cn. - Pre-registered visitors have the privilege of free badge, while onsite registration will be charged 50RMB for 4-day visit. - Exhibition area and exhibitor quantity have made new record. - The latest technologies, products, trends will be released. The preparatory work of bauma China 2012 is carried out in full swing. Exhibitor registration has been closed. The outdoor floor plan has been released and the end of this July will see the final indoor floor plan. Although the organizer has expanded the indoor exhibition area, it still cannot meet all the exhibitors’ need. In order to make all exhibitors have space to showcase themselves on this industry platform, the organizer has racked the brain to improve the utilization rate. However, some enterprises are still in the waiting line for booth. Hereby, the organizer would like to extend the sincere gratitude to all the enterprises that give bauma China constant support, and will try our best to fulfill the exhibiting companies’ expectation. Until now, the phones calls from global visitors are coming in increasingly day by day. The industry tycoons as well as newcomers have highly expected to meet the exhibitors of nearly 2,700 (2010: 1,850) from 40 countries and regions, on the 330,000 sqm (2012: 230,000) exhibition area of Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 27-30 Nov, 2012, appreciate the new technologies and services, communicate with industry leaders and understand the industry developing trend. Compared with last show, for bauma China 2012, the situation that many cross-industry enterprises of China swarm into construction machinery has not changed. This indicates that China economy is in the period of transition, and the investment goes to the industry with low barriers to entry and relatively high profit. However, China construction machinery is a highly opened-up industry. So far, construction machinery enterprises, big or small, are keen on investment. Hidden behind is the crisis whether the profits are able to have sustained growth. bauma China 2012 has not opened yet, but the market has given us a strong feeling about the trend of China enterprises’ international mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and cooperation. Domestic construction machinery accelerates the industry reshuffle, international enterprises speed up the expansion of Chinese business—all show that many enterprises still reckon on the big national investment. But the essence of developing China construction machinery sustainably is to strengthen the independent technology innovation, upgrade the product and process, and eliminate backward capacity. Although China construction machinery manufacturer has started to access international market, the number of enterprises with independent intellectual property rights is few. A lot of Chinese enterprises are in the assembly phase. They are lack of core technology, with low barrier to enter the industry. Under the superficial prosperity of industry is the market glutted with clone products. The homogenization of products causes price war. This is not conducive to the development of industry development, but also has hidden danger risking the industry’s health. The beginning of 2012 witnessed China enterprises expanding overseas market: Sany acquired Putzmeister, the Liugong acquired Huta Stalowa Wola, XCMG invested in Schwing. How to achieve the integration of company culture and management after acquisition; how to realize independent innovation and access to global market will be one of the hot topics in bauma China 2012. Now the visitor online pre-registration has opened. You can log in www.b-china.cn to register for free entry. On the one hand, you can exchange the badge with pre-registration confirmation letter to shorten the queue time. On the other hand, bauma China 2012 for the first time implements the ticket fee system. Each of 4-day exhibition visit costs 50 RMB, but it is totally free of charge for online pre-registered visitors. Welcome to join bauma China 2012. More exhibition information, please visit www.b-china.cn.

The spiral growth of China construction machinery market has faded in the end of 2011. And more concerns go to the market situation of 2012. However, as half a year has passed by now, the depression of China construction machinery has disappointed the positive market expectation. According to the report on Performance of the leading global construction machinery enterprises in the first quarter of 2012, many manufacturers, such as, Caterpillar, Komatsu, Volvo, Atlas Copco, expressed that sales in China market from January to March 2012 had decreased in some degree. Moreover, the downturn of domestic market caused the overall decline of importing China construction machinery products and more focus on export market operation in the first quarter. In the second half of 2012, how shall China construction machinery make breakthrough and boost the market? bauma China 2012 held during 27-30 Nov 2012 will reveal the answer. In contrast with the relatively gloomy China construction machinery market, bauma China 2012 has welcomed a large amount of applications and many exhibitors show great interest in displaying their feature products and technologies. Until now, the number of exhibitors has exceeded 2,600. With the trust of exhibitors, we keep a cool head at the same time: what do the exhibitors ask for? How will bauma China 2012 meet their requirements to the utmost? How to achieve the effective exhibition by efficient organization? Under the depression of global construction machinery in general, enterprises need a good platform to promote the products and expand the market; for ten years’ hard work and brand accumulation, bauma China 2012 will attract about 150,000 visitors from different countries and regions. It will facilitate the Chinese enterprises to expand overseas market, including the hot construction machinery markets, such as Russia and South Africa. Enterprises would like to get in touch with the professional buyers; bauma China 2012 will gather many visitors with purchasing requests, and the effective business talk will help achieve a considerable sum of sales. Besides building the bridge between exhibitors and visitors, the organizer hopes to provide a communication platform for new ideas, technologies and R&D results, and promotes the industry to develop smoothly. In order to get satisfying exhibition effect, exhibitors are supposed to focus on the exhibits’ function, appearance and technologies, which will catch more clients’ eyes. Wish all exhibitors the utmost success in bauma China 2012 (at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre)! Kindly remind that visitor registration will be opened recently.

Mr. Taveesak Srisuntisuk, Managing Director of Hexagon Metrology (Thailand) Ltd, an importer and distributor of measurement technologies from Sweden, including over 10 leading metrology brands such as DEA, Brown & Sharpe, Leitz, Leica, ROMER, and Cognitens, for the automotive parts manufacturing and so on, revealed that, currently, the automotive parts manufacturers in Thailand pay more attention to the enhancement of production efficiency in response to growing demand for export. As a result, the metrology tools and equipment have become more necessary, particularly in the automotive industry where the production output for export has continuously increased. Therefore, the process of parts manufacturing need to have high precision. Consequently, the market’s growth rate rises 20% annually. For AEC preparation, the company has a plan to expand the business both in domestic and international markets. For foreign markets, Hexagon Metrology (Thailand) also oversees the markets of Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Pakistan. Out of these markets, the outstanding ones are Indonesia and Vietnam, which automotive and industrial parts makers began to invest in manufacturing factory establishment that Hexagon has already served products and technologies that meet manufacturers’ requirements, especially in Vietnam. The company has entered Vietnamese market for 4 years and has a long term plan to constantly expand this market base and strengthen Hexagon brand both in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. In 2012, to continually expand Vietnamese market, Hexagon will exhibit metrology technologies at METALEX Vietnam during October 4-6, 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City. Amidst the highly competitive business environment, industrial manufacturers have to produce high-standard and high-accuracy products to serve customers’ needs. The precision measurement is essential for the manufacturing industry, and each industry needs different measurement systems such as in the automotive and electronic industries. Hence, Hexagon will bring a Coordinate Measuring Machine, ARM model, for precision measurement to exhibit at METALEX Vietnam 2012 to better serve the Vietnamese manufacturers’ requirement. “Vietnamese industry has attracted many international investors and has a high growth potential. Therefore, the Vietnamese government should promote Vietnamese industry in terms of technologies and human resources”, Mr. Taveesak said. METALEX Vietnam, Vietnam’s most comprehensive machine tools and metalworking technology exhibition, and NEPCON Vietnam, Vietnam’s only exhibition on assembly, measurement and testing technologies for electronics manufacturing will be held during 4-6 October 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. For more information, visit www.metalexvietnam.com or www.nepconvietnam.com

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.