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The calendar of holidays in China for 2024

The calendar of holidays in China for 2024

The Chinese year is rich in celebrations that present real opportunities for businesses. Traditional festivals, celebrations and commemorations are special occasions for people to come together. These key dates in the Chinese calendar are accompanied by a peak in consumption of refined foods, cosmetics and other luxury goods, which are often bought and given as gifts. The economic dynamism is also linked to the numerous trips across the country to gather and celebrate these moments with family and friends. These celebrations are complemented by commercial events. These annual marketing operations are very successful, with record sales. Here’s an overview of the most important dates to remember when planning your marketing activities and campaigns in China this year.

Traditional Holidays

Chinese New Year – February 10th, 2024

The Chinese New Year marks the beginning of the lunar year, which this year is under the sign of the Wooden Dragon. The New Year is followed two weeks later by the Lantern Festival. This period is characterized by an extended holiday season preceded by intense commercial activity. Tourism is also at its peak. However, during this week-long holiday, the productive economy slows down: most shops and factories shut down.

Qingming Festival – April 4th, 2024

This festival, held on April 4th, is dedicated to the memory of the deceased. Families visit graves to care for them and make offerings. A short holiday is granted on this occasion.

Dragon Boat Festival – June 10th, 2024

The Dragon Boat Festival, a tribute to the poet Qu Yuan, is marked by boat races and the tasting of zongzi, traditional rice cakes.

Mid-Autumn Festival – September 17th, 2024

Also known as the Moon Festival, this celebration is an opportunity for families to get together and enjoy traditional moon cakes. The two days before are public holidays for family reunions and tourism.

Qixi – August 10th, 2024

Celebrated on the 7th day of the 7th moon, this love festival is comparable to Western Valentine’s Day. (In China, May 20 can also be considered Love Day, as the pronunciation of this date (520) is phonetically close to “I love you” in Chinese).

Commercial Days

E-Commerce Day (18.06) – June 18th

This date is marked by promotions and special offers on e-commerce platforms, attracting the attention of consumers.

Singles’ Day (11/11) – November 11th

Initiated by Alibaba, Singles’ Day has become the world’s largest e-commerce event, offering massive promotional opportunities.

Double 12 Festival – December 12th

December 12 is another opportunity for promotions after Singles’ Day, prolonging the commercial frenzy.

Holidays and working days

In China, in order to take advantage of consecutive days off for certain holidays, working days are compensated by weekend days that are exceptionally worked. This year, for example, the Chinese will work on Sundays February 4th and 18th, April 7th and 28th, Saturday May 11th, Saturday September 14th, Sunday September 29th, and Saturday October 12th.

China’s uniqueness lies in its ability to blend ancestral traditions with contemporary influences. The Chinese calendar combines traditional holidays such as Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival with modern commercial events such as Singles’ Day and E-Commerce Festival. By understanding and incorporating these traditions into their marketing strategies, companies can not only strengthen their relationships with Chinese consumers, but also increase their sales and visibility in this dynamic market. In fact, every holiday is an opportunity for companies to offer attractive promotions and build strong relationships with Chinese consumers. By strategically planning your activities around these dates, you can maximize your impact on this market.

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New Tech Applied in China’s Healthcare Industry

On 24 August, Irénée Robin, director and co-founder of VVR Medical, took part in the “New Tech Applied In China’s Healthcare Industry” round table organised by La French Tech Shanghai.

This article looks back at Irénée’s speech, during which he shared advice for medical technology companies wishing to succeed in the Chinese market. Passionate about the latest advances in the field, Irénée also spoke about recent innovations that have caught his attention, arousing fascination and hope, such as the use of virtual reality software to replace drugs in the treatment of central nervous system pathologies (such as pain or certain phobias)!

Irénée Robin began by sharing his expertise on the regulatory registration process for highly innovative products. He explained how to interact with the Chinese regulator (NMPA) when it comes to submitting marketing authorisation applications for technologies that are still unknown to them. In such cases, the procedures are long and complex, and the application for authorisation is not always validated, which is why it is advisable to enlist the help of an expert to maximise the chances of success.

Irénée Robin then insisted on the need to carry out an evaluation of his technology before initiating the registration procedures with a view to setting up a distribution network on the Chinese market. According to our expert, it is essential to test your product or service against a series of questions to determine whether it meets the needs of the Chinese medical sector and whether it is suitable for integration into the local market. Indeed, before taking the plunge, it is crucial to ensure that your product or service offers an improvement in solving a specific problem:

  • For patients (improved standard of care, diagnosis, prophylaxis, etc.)
  • For practitioners (facilitating or accelerating diagnosis, outpatient vs. inpatient care, clinical decision support, etc.)
  • For hospitals (lower costs, easier patient flow, synergies between departments, better use of local dispensaries or “points of care”, etc.)
  • To solve a major public health problem for the Chinese government (increase in home care, medico-economic impact, etc.).

In some cases, technology can provide solutions or improvements at different levels. For example, an innovation that makes it possible to diagnose certain illnesses at an early stage is a step forward for patients, as it means they can be treated less severely. It can also reduce the cost and duration of treatment for hospitals. Lastly, it can reduce the prevalence of certain diseases in the population, ultimately enabling the medical system to make savings on a national scale.

According to Irénée Robin, it is essential to be able to qualify and even measure precisely the impact that the product or service will have in solving the problem, and to identify who will benefit from this improvement. What’s more, it’s not just a question of introducing technology into healthcare to be considered a medical innovation. In fact, it is by combining technology, clinical skills and an understanding of care pathways (which are often complex and impossible to change in depth) that products and services acquire added value and revolutionise the medical sector. Medical innovation must meet the real expectations of patients and practitioners. Irénée Robin concluded by pointing out that the greatest successes in health tech are achieved by relying on multidisciplinary teams at every stage of research and development.

To sum up, before entering the Chinese market, you need to :

  1. Identify and qualify the precise improvement that the product or service will bring to the Chinese healthcare sector;
  2. Take account of the entire care chain and rely on an interdisciplinary team right from the development phase;
  3. Supporting innovation with knowledge of how the medical world works and the issues specific to the sector in China.

In the second part of his speech, Irénée Robin took a closer look at Franco-Chinese collaboration in the health tech sector. In his view, the best strategy for success in the Chinese market would be to retain all the research and development of product innovation in France, and to draw on the strengths of a Chinese partner to scale up and market innovations developed outside China throughout China. “The best alliances are those that play to the strengths of the partners, not those that aim to correct their weaknesses”.

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PEO in China: the beginning of a development strategy

PEO involves using a company based in China to provide physical and legal housing for a foreign or Chinese employee. It allows companies that do not have an office in China to recruit and work with an employee locally. PEO solution is an important and sometimes decisive step to ensure a safe and successful development in China: the company can start its development while limiting risks and investments

It’s a transitional option between setting up and establishing a structure in China. The “portage” company offers support throughout the process of creation and acquisition of full autonomy.

In this way, PEO service offers companies wishing to enter the Chinese market the opportunity to gain an insight into the market without the need for a physical presence or a legal entity in China. This solution offers great flexibility and efficiency in deployment and customization. The employee is almost immediately ready to operate locally.

Thanks to its support and in-depth knowledge of the Chinese labor market and its legislation, the PEO services company enables the foreign company to start its business in China without the need for specific experience or multicultural management skills.

The company delegates the management of the employee’s payroll and related administrative formalities to all local authorities. In effect, the third-party company becomes the local employer of the employee, who benefits from a local contract. As such, the umbrella company will take the necessary steps to obtain work visas and residence permits for foreign employees coming to work in China. The company will act as an intermediary for the payment of salaries and the various taxes and charges associated with the employee (insurance, contributions).

Our HR Team in China is responsible for managing and monitoring the employee’s expenses and is the local contact person for maintaining solid contact with the employee in China. Finally, if necessary, the company can rent office space or any other premises required for the company’s activities in China.

PEO IN CHINA: SPECIFICS AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK

PEO is strictly regulated in China. Few companies can legally offer this service. In fact, VVR International is the only European company to benefit from licenses recognized by the Chinese authorities, such as the Labor Dispatch License. It should be noted that the portage of a Chinese employee and that of a foreign employee are not regulated in the same way by law.

In China, PEO requires the PEO company to pay all taxes and social security contributions in the employee’s place of residence. Thanks to its multiple locations, including four strategic regions of the country – Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shijiazhuang – VVR International offers a wide choice of zones in which to develop the company’s activities according to its field and strategy.

VVR INTERNATIONAL: EXPERTISE IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT OF FRANCO-CHINESE TEAMS

Differences in culture and work practices can be an obstacle, leading to misunderstandings that negatively affect a company’s operations in China. VVR International, with its strong presence in France and China and its experts in human resources and in the management of Chinese teams, ensures that the collaboration is set up in the best possible conditions and helps to manage difficult and unforeseen situations (accidents, resignations, epidemics, etc.).

VVR INTERNATIONAL: CUSTOMIZED RECRUITMENT, YOUR OUTSOURCING SOLUTION IN CHINA

The choice of employees is crucial to the success of the first stages of development in China. That’s why, in addition to our PEO services, VVR International’s teams can take care of the recruitment of a new Chinese or foreign employee.

Thanks to the expertise of its dedicated VVR RH department, VVR International will search, interview, sort through a unique process and finally select the best talents to offer you the ideal candidate for recruitment. To do this, our teams will carry out a diagnosis of the company and its needs in order to define the profile best suited to the position.

Download our fact sheet on PEO in China.

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Interview with Camille Verchery, in the newletter of the Club Chine de l’EM Lyon

Camille Verchery, Director and Founder of VVR International, discusses the strengths and dynamics of the Chinese market and highlights the opportunities for French companies in an interview with the Club Chine de l’EM Lyon.

ENERGY: AT THE HEART OF CHINA’S DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

First and foremost, Energy has become a strategic sector for China in just a few years. Lacking fossil fuels, the country has invested heavily in research and development of alternatives to increase its independence from the rest of the world. As a result, China is now a leader in wind and photovoltaic energy, as well as nuclear power. It is also a major player in the battery industry and hydrogen technologies.

The challenge for French companies at the forefront of these fields will be to position themselves on the Chinese market, which is hungry for innovative technologies.

THE BOOMING CHINESE HEALTHCARE MARKET AND MEDICAL DEVICES

The Chinese healthcare market is extremely dynamic. Growth is driven by an aging population and increasing demand for healthcare services. China is keen to benefit from the excellence of foreign companies in this sector and is pursuing an attractive policy.

Finally, the introduction of social security as part of the government’s drive to improve the overall health of the population offers numerous development opportunities for innovative French healthcare and medical device companies.

START-UPS AND INNOVATION: CHINA AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE

China has become one of the world’s leading incubators for start-ups. This success is driven by government funding and incentive policies that recognize the critical and strategic role of innovation in the international political and economic game.

In this context, the challenge is to identify the sectors in which France is a leader and to analyze Chinese advances in order to develop strategies that will enable French companies to benefit from them.

REGIONAL EXPERTISE FOR GLOBAL SUCCESS

Given the current market dynamics and challenges, the international development of companies is often destined to go beyond China. That’s why VVR International co-founded Globallians. Today, this network of partners brings together 16 international development support companies, each specializing in a particular region of the world.

By working together through the Globallians network, these companies are able to help companies expand internationally while providing the expertise needed to address the unique characteristics of each target region.

Read the full interview online on EM Lyon’s LinkedIn page, or click here to download the PDF.

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Interview of Irénée Robin, Managing Partner at VVR Medical, on Radio Television HK

[PODCAST] Medical innovations in China Mainland and HK : The opportunities for foreign companies

Irénée Robin, Managing Partner at VVR Medical was present during the third Asia Summit on Global Health, in Hong Kong which brought stakeholders from healthcare experts to renowned academia and influential business leaders to explore opportunities in the healthcare sector.

Irénée Robin was one of the speakers at a session focused on medical technology at the event. On this occasion, he was invited by Radio Television Hong Kong for an interview about opportunities in the healthcare sector in Mainland China and HK.

 

You can listen to the replay of this interview by following this link:

First of all, how healthy would you say the level of investments into the healthcare industry in Mainland China is?

In Mainland China I tend to think that it’s never enough […] but it is increasing and it’s refocusing. The Chinese government has made the health of their own population a priority that they want to address with their own solutions. This strategy is leading to the integration of the whole manufacturing line of every medical device, product, medicine that is needed. In the healthcare sector, the cheapest consumable to the highest end implant tends to be made in China by China, for the Chinese people. This integration will actually generate affordability and eventually decrease the amount of investment or the amount of money needed to take care of the people.

These market dynamics are observable mainly in the day-to-day problems of healthcare in China, but not necessarily in Innovation scope.

About innovation, what are the sort of innovations you’re talking about here and where do we stand with those and what needs to happen to make those go ahead?

Over the past 20 years, China has been very good at scaling up and enabling as many people as possible to have access to basic healthcare. […] During the pandemic, especially the early stage, we saw a few of returnees having spent between 10 and 20 years in Europe or in the US, coming back to China to bring overseas innovation and trying to incubate it in China as well. Now the innovation mindset and spirit is strongly on the rise in China. A growing number of biotech and metric industries and companies are resolutely committed to innovation and introducing new technologies to the Chinese market. China’s gap in medical innovation is closing, but the challenge remains for foreign innovators wishing to penetrate the market. Indeed, this can prove difficult as the government focuses on mass production in China for the Chinese at the expense of innovative products which may not have the best commercial opportunities on the market […]. In this context, I work daily to find a way for the most innovative products to find their place on the Chinese market.

About some of these innovations, what are the most exciting developments that you’re keeping a watch on more broadly around medical technology […]?

Overall, everything related to AI and big data is at the forefront right now. But if we focus on China, […] big data innovations related to diagnosing diseases at an early stage are particularly interesting. A lot of China’s health problems could be solved by earlier diagnosis, but this is complicated by the sheer numbers of people and the way healthcare changes are organized, so the prospects for diagnostic innovations in the Chinese market are promising for years to come.

[…] You mentioned a lot about how China is very much focused on making things domestically and having them available domestically. Are there still opportunities for foreign enterprises to get involved in the sector?

A lot. […] For newcomers, if it’s a company offering an innovation that can solve a patient problem, a doctor problem, a problem related to hospital operations, or a problem related to health economics, or several of these problems at once, there’s a way forward. […] In addition, the legislation applicable in China may in some cases give an advantage to certain imported products: their registration may be faster than that of domestic products. Moreover, if products are registered as import devices, the company can make full use of its data abroad, including clinical data, which is not possible if the product is registered domestically.

Let’s take our attention now to Hong Kong and the greater Bay Area. […] What role do you think Hong Kong in the greater Bay Area can play in helping save the mainland companies’ expansion to a more global market?

Hong Kong has many roles to play for the medical industry. […] In terms of culture and relationships, Hong Kongese have a good understanding of the players and how the mainland market works. As a result, they are able to grasp the needs of Chinese companies wishing to go abroad. They can provide this cultural insight, but also in terms of investment capacity and the ability to mobilize local financial resources to ensure that these companies have a very strong and solid international arm.

 

You are interested in the opportunities offered by the Chinese Healthcare market? Irénée Robin and the dedicated team of VVR Medical experts can advise your company and help you realize your development project in China.

Contact us

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Happy New Year of the Metal Ox!

VVR International team wish you all the best for this Chinese New Year of the Metal Ox!

Dear Friends, dear Partners,

According to the Chinese calendar, 2020 was the year of the Rat, as we have not lost our sense of humor, we will say that 2020 was the year of the Pangolin… or the year of the Bat…

Despite an unprecedented and difficult context, the year 2020 was for VVR International’s teams a symbol of solidarity, cohesion, resilience, recovery, and innovation.

We hope that 2021 will be synonymous of new projects, freedom, travel, and exchange.

Once again, an excellent year 2021 to all of you.

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RAW MATERIALS INDEX RATE – DECEMBER 2018

Here-under, the index rate of raw materials in China throughout the last 6 months.

Available in PDF : Download Newsletter VVR 2018 NOVEMBER

The calendar of holidays in China for 2024

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New Tech Applied in China’s Healthcare Industry

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PEO in China: the beginning of a development strategy

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ALL ABOUT THE CHINESE CALENDAR

October is a special month in China: because of the Mid-Autumn festival and the National Day (the 1st of October), Chinese enjoy a week-long holiday.  Some go on travelling, but most still use this rare holiday time to gather with their family. Life in China follows a calendar quite different from the Western one… This month’s article will give you a short presentation of the most important celebrations in the Chinese society, explaining not only their meaning but most importantly their impact on contemporary China. Indeed, when doing business in a country, it is essential to know about that aspect of culture, in order to seize the induced opportunities (in retail for instance), but also to understand and anticipate increase or decrease in your local activity.

To begin with, most of Chinese celebrations are linked to the Chinese lunar calendar (that also explains why they never fall on the same date). Then, some of the international day-offs are celebrated in China (women day, labor day, mother’s day, father’s day…), but their importance is likely to be different from that in the West. Lastly, a third kind of celebrations emerged during the last decade that can be compared to sales in Europe: economic actors (mostly e-commerce platforms) each launched their own annual celebrations, such as the 11/11 from Alibaba.

October

Thus, in October, Chinese enjoy one week of holidays. If these long-holidays gather two celebrations, the Mid-Autumn festival and the National Day, most of the festivities revolve around the Mid-Autumn festival, also called the Moon Festival as this is the time of the year when the Moon is the closest to the Earth. Without entering into the details of Chang’e and Hou Yi’s story which gave birth to this festival, the Moon festival is a time of family gathering, and that’s when the famous mooncakes are shared. These mooncakes can take all forms and all tastes and are sometimes incredibly expensive!

November

In November, people « celebrate » the single day. Originally a day for single people, it was popularized by Alibaba in 2009 as a consumption festival: on that day, Alibaba will offer on their e-commerce platforms incredible promotions, mostly for fashion, F&B, cosmetics, and house appliances products (see VVR’s article on this topic). Because of the popularity of this commercial operation, JD.com also launched their 11/11 : 11 days of sales… preceding Alibaba’s 11/11.

December

December is synonym of Christmas in China too, but this celebration has nowhere the same impact nor the same scope as it has in the West. In China, it is mostly about decorating the streets, the malls, one’s house and sometimes buying presents for the kids (this happens in first-tier cities mostly). In families that are the most open to the world, December might also be a moment to enjoy the Christmas delicacies imported from the West.

January-February

The Chinese New Year (or Spring Festival) is the most important celebration of the year. Happening between the end of January and mid-February, depending on the lunar calendar, these celebrations which last two weeks are the equivalent of our Christmas and New Year.  On this occasion, Chinese people enjoy their second one-week long holidays. Just like the October’s week, it is either an opportunity for travelling, or one to return home. These celebrations are rather peculiar as, for one to two weeks, Chinese big cities are emptied, train stations crowded, and most of the businesses and plants are closed. In terms of celebrations, the arrival of Spring is welcomed by several festivities, which end in the Lantern Festival, with diverse traditions: firecrackers (now forbidden in the large cities), Chinese dumplings, sticky rice balls on the eve of the Lantern Festival…, with feasts and with the exchange of gifts (the famous hongbaos: red enveloppes filled with money). For a businessman, it is important to know that while the time preceding the Chinese New Year is not recommended for new undertaking, the time that follows it is favorable to big changes and decisions.

March

On the 8th of March, China celebrates the International Women’s Day in a way that is not common in the West. Indeed, some companies give a half-day holiday to their female employees, and others offer them gifts. These traditions are less common among international companies: while not mandatory, they remain appreciated.

April

Beginning of April, Qingmingjie is another of the most important celebrations in the lunar calendar. Also called the Tomb Sweeping Festival, it is the day for Chinese people to pay tribute to their dead ones. Enjoying some days off for this occasion, they gather on their ancestors’ graves, share a picnic, clean the grave and make offerings. Yet, this festival also celebrates life and renewal. Therefore, after visiting their ancestors, Chinese enjoy outdoor activities such as flying kites.

May

After Qingmingjie comes the Labor Day, the 1st of May. Its importance is self-evident in China and bears a strong political meaning. Workers enjoy one day off and many defiles are organized in the cities.

June

Next comes the Dragon Boat Festival in June (depending on the lunar calendar). This festival is mostly known for its dragon-headed boats competitions which became a national sport in China and even exported themselves to cities like London. Originally paying a tribute to a great official of Ancient China, the Dragon Boat festival is a celebration of courage. When the sun is at the zenith, it is said to be the most favorable time of the year to try out new things. When it comes to food, the Dragon Boat Festival is the time of songzis, triangular sticky rice cakes stuffed with diverse delicacies and packed in a bamboo leaf. Just like our Christmas chocolates, songzis can be found in Chinese shops two weeks before the festival, and two weeks after.

August

The Western February’s Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the more internationalized cities. Yet, the Chinese Lover Day comes around September, on the 7th day of the 7th month of the year to be precise (according to the lunar calendar). Given the popularity of romantic behaviors (often identified with France), offering something to one’s beloved is a must-do.

All in all, days-off are an opportunity (often one of the only) for Chinese to go on holidays. The October’s Golden Week or the Spring Festival are thus important opportunities for the touristic industry and related sectors: France is still one of the first destination for Chinese tourists, whose incomes are increasing. During shorter holidays or for those families that have less income, Chinese festivals are a time of family gatherings and leisure. In all cases, abundant dinners will be prepared on these dates, with the specialties linked to the festival but also with high quality, premium products. Chinese celebrations are thus moments when Chinese consumers are willing to spend more to get premium products, a direct opportunity for European F&B businesses that often have this positioning on the Chinese market. Besides these direct opportunities, knowing the Chinese calendar is essential to understand some of the Chinese imaginary: Chinese New Year is synonym of family gathering and undertakings, Qingmingjie is about renewal and Dragon Boat Festival is assimilated with outdoor sportive activities. While some foreign companies go as far as to offering their own mooncakes and songzis (like Starbucks), which might not be needed nor even recommended for all businesses, it is important to, at least, be aware of this imaginary when designing a marketing strategy in F&B and other consumer goods.

By Manon Bellon

Image credits : Le Petit Journal

The calendar of holidays in China for 2024

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2019 LIST OF EXHIBITIONS IN CHINA

Here-under a list of exhibitions happening during 2019 in China. Check out the rendez-vous not to miss in your own business sector!

June

June 3-5 –BUILDEX CHINA 2019– Shanghai

June 3-6 –AQUATECH CHINA 2019– Shanghai

June 3-6 –SNEC 13th (2019) International Photovoltaic Power – Shanghai

June 4-6 –TOPWINE CHINA 2019– Beijing

June 9-11 –EC EXPO 2019– Beijing

June 9-12 –GUANGZHOU ELECTRICAL BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 2019– Guangzhou

June 11-13 –AIE (AIRCRAFT INTERIORS EXHIBITION) CHINA 2019– Shanghai

June 11-13 –The 7th Shanghai International Aviation Services Trade Fair 2019– Shanghai

June 11-13 –FMA CHINA 2019– Shanghai

June 11-13 –INTERNATIONAL CES – ASIA 2019– Shanghai

June 11-13 –WIRE & CABLE GUANGZHOU 2019– Guangzhou

June 11-14 –ASIAN ATTRACTIONS EXPO 2019– Shanghai

June 11-15 –DIE & MOULD CHINA 2019– Shanghai

June 12-13 –OPTINET CHINA CONFERENCE 2019– Beijing

June 12-14 –15th Asia International Industrial Automation Exhibition,2019– Beijing

June 12-14 –CIEPEC 2019– Beijing

June 13-15 –CHINA (GUANGZHOU) INTERNATIONAL DIE-CASTING, FOUNDRY & INDUSTRIAL FURNACE EXHIBITION 2019– Guangzhou

June 13-16 –ITE & MICE 2019– Hong Kong

June 15-17 –THE KIDS EXPO 2019– Guangzhou

June 18-20 –CPhI & P-MEC China 2019– Shanghai

June 18-21 –CERAMICS CHINA 2019– Guangzhou

June 19-21 –China International Starch and Starch Derivatives Exhibition– Shanghai

June 19-21 –THE 25TH INTERNATIONAL PROCESSING & PACKAGING EXHIBITION– Shanghai

June 20-23 –CHINA INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW 2019– Shanghai

June 20-23 –EXPO LEISURE 2019– Shanghai

June 20-23 –HONG KONG JEWELLERY & GEM FAIR 2019– Hong Kong

June 25-28 –BEIJING ESSEN WELDING & CUTTING 2019– Shanghai

June 26-28 –The 19th China (Guangzhou) International Food Exhibitions and Import Food Exhibitions– Guangzhou

June 26-28 –INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SHENZHEN 2019– Shenzhen

June 26-28 –INTERNATIONAL HIGH-END DRINKING WATER EXPO – IHWE 2019– Guangzhou

June 26-28 –MWC (MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS) SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

June 26-29 – CIAAF – CHINA INTERNATIONAL AUTO AFTERMARKET FAIR 2019– Zhenzhou

June 27-30 –ASIA OUTDOOR TRADE SHOW 2019– Nanjing

July

July 1-3 –CIAACE 2019– Guangzhou

July 4-6 –INTERTEXTILE PAVILION SHENZHEN 2019– Shenzhen

July 5-7 –HONG KONG BAKERY CARNIVAL 2019– Hong Kong

July 5-7 –ISPO SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

July 5-8 –TAICHUNG WINE & SPIRITS FESTIVAL 2019– Taiwan

July 5-8 –TCFB 2019– Taiwan

July 8-11 –HONG KONG FASHION WEEK 2019– Hong Kong

July 10-12 –ALUMINIUM CHINA 2019– Shanghai

July 10-13 –PHOTO & IMAGING SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

July 11-13 –CEF – CHINA ELECTRONIC FAIR – CHENGDU 2019– Chengdu

July 17-19 –CHINA DIECASTING 2019– Shanghai

July 17-19 –ESBUILD 2019– Shanghai

July 17-23 –HONG KONG BOOK FAIR 2019– Hong Kong

July 18-21 –QINGDAO PLASTICS & RUBBER EXPO 2019– Qingdao

July 18-22 –JINNUO MACHINE TOOL EXHIBITION – QINGDAO 2019– Qingdao

July 18-22 –QINGDAO INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION & INSTRUMENTS EXPO 2019– Qingdao

July 24-26 –CBME CHINA 2019– Shanghai

July 24-26 –COOL KIDS FASHION 2019– Shanghai

July 25-27 –LUXEHOME SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

August

July 30 -1 August –CHINA SMART CARD AND RFID TECHNOLOGIES 2019– Shenzhen

August 15-16  –INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION OF THE MODERNIZATION OF CHINESE MEDICINE & HEALTH PRODUCTS 2019– Hong Kong

August 15-17 –HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL TEA FAIR 2019– Hong Kong

August 16-18 –GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL DRINKING WATER & PURIFICATION FAIR – DWP 2019– Guangzhou

August 16-18 –GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC EXHIBITION 2019– Guangzhou

August 19-21 –The 17th China International TIRE EXPO 2019– Shanghai

August 21-23 –CNIBF SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

August 21-25 –PET FAIR ASIA 2019– Shanghai

August 22-24  –CHINA GLASSTEC EXPO – CGE 2019– Guangzhou

August 23-25 –CHINA LEATHER 2019– Wenzhou

August 23-25 –FISHEX GUANGZHOU 2019– Guangzhou

August 28-29 –IBTM CHINA 2019– Beijing

August 28-29 –VALVE WORLD EXPO&CONFERENCE ASIA 2019– Shanghai

August 28-30 –AIFE (ASIA INTERNATIONAL IMPORT FOOD EXPOSITION) – SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

August 28-30 –CFIE 2019– Shanghai

August 28-30 –CHINA INTERNATIONAL GREEN FOOD & ORGANIC FOOD EXHIBITION – SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

August 28-30 –NATURAL AND ORGANIC PRODUCTS ASIA 2019– Hong Kong

August 28-30 –NEPCON SOUTH CHINA (SHENZHEN) 2019– Shenzhen

August 28-30  –SBW EXPO – SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

August 28-30 –10th Shanghai International Catering and Ingredients Exhibition– Shanghai

August 28-30 –WORLD SEAFOOD SHANGHAI + SIFSE 2019– Shanghai

August 30 – September 1 –HCI EXPO 2019– Guangzhou

August 30 – September 1 –第十九届国际果蔬•食品博览会– Guangzhou

September

September 3-5 –ALL CHINA LEATHER EXHIBITION – ACLE ‘2019– Shanghai

September 3-5 –SIBT – SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL BUILDING TECHNOLOGY – NEW 2019– Shanghai

September 3-5 –SPINEXPO SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

September 3-5 –SEAFOOD EXPO ASIA 2019– Hong Kong

September 3-7 –HONG KONG WATCH & CLOCK ‘2019– Hong Kong

September 12-15 –CHINA HELICOPTER EXPOSITION 2019-Tianjin

September 4-6 –ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA 2019– Hong Kong

September 4-6 –CAFE SHOW CHINA 2019– Beijing

September 4-7 –CENTRESTAGE 2019– Hong Kong

September 4-7 –CIOE 2019– Shenzhen

September 9-12 –FMC CHINA 2019– Shanghai

September 9-12 –FMC PREMIUM 2019– Shanghai

September 9-12 –FURNITURE CHINA 2019– Shanghai

September 11-13 –INTERIOR LIFESTYLE CHINA 2019– Shanghai

September 17-21 –CIIF – SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY FAIR 2019– Shanghai

September 17-21 –FACTORY AUTOMATION ASIA 2019– Shanghai

September 17-21 –IAS – INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SHOW 2019– Shanghai

September 17-21 –METALWORKING AND CNC MACHINE TOOL SHOW 2019– Shanghai

September 18-20 –CHINA ADHESIVE 2019– Shanghai

September 18-20 –CHINA PAPER CHEM+TECH 2019– Shanghai

September 18-20 –ICIF CHINA 2019– Shanghai

September 18-20 –LED CHINA 2019– Shanghai

September 18-20 –RUBBERTEC CHINA 2019– Shanghai

September 18-20 –SIGN CHINA 2019– Shanghai

September 18-20 –UWT CHINA 2019– Shanghai

 

September 18-20 –WATERCHEM + TECH 2019– Shanghai

September 18-20 –AIRPORT & AIR TRAFFIC EXPO CHINA 2019– Beijing

September 18-20 –AVIATION EXPO CHINA 2019– Beijing

September 18-20 –WATEREX BEIJING 2019– Beijing

September 18-20 –SEMICON TAIWAN ‘2019– Taiwan

September 19-21 –CHINA HORSE FAIR 2019– Beijing

September 19-21 –VIV CHINA ‘2019– Qingdao

September 23-25 –CHINA INTERNATIONAL BLOCK AND BRICK TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT EXHIBITION – BBE 2019– Guangzhou

September 24-26 –AUTOMOTIVE TESTING EXPO CHINA 2019– Shanghai

September 25-27 –LASER TAIWAN 2019– Taiwan

September 26-28 –TAIWAN AGRICULTURE WEEK 2019– Taiwan

September 26-28 –TAIWAN FISHERY AND SEAFOOD SHOW 2019– Taiwan

September 27-30 –OUTDOOR SHOW 2019-Taiwan

October

October 10-12 –CHINA INTERNATIONAL INTERNET & E-COMMERCE EXPO (CIE) 2019– Shenzhen

October 10-12 –CIHS – CHINA INTERNATIONAL HARDWARE SHOW 2019– Shanghai

October 10-13 –MUSIC CHINA 2019–  Shanghai

October 16-18 –AGROCHEMEX 2019– Shanghai

October 16-18 –CHINA KIDS EXPO 2019– Shanghai

October 16-18 –IPB 2019– Shanghai

October 16-18 –TAITRONICS – TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS SHOW ‘2019– Taiwan

October 17-19 –THS – TAIPEI HARDWARE SHOW 2019-Taiwan

October 20-23 –HONG KONG MEGA SHOW PART 1 2019– Hong Kong

October 23-25 –TPCA SHOW 2019-Taiwan

October 26-28 –CIAME 2019– Qingdao

October 27-29 –HONG KONG MEGA SHOW PART 2 2019– Hong Kong

October 30 – November 1 –ILTM CHINA 2019–             Shanghai

November

November 1-4  –CCVS – CHINA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES SHOW 2019– Wuhan

November 15-18 –KAOHSIUNG WINE & SPIRITS FESTIVAL 2019– Taiwan

November 15-18 –TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL TEA & COFFEE EXPO 2019– Taiwan

November 15-18 –TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL BEST FOOD PRODUCTS & EQUIPMENT FAIR 2019– Taiwan

November 15-18 –TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL COFFEE SHOW 2019– Taiwan

November 15-18 –TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL FOOD INDUSTRY SHOW 2019– Taiwan

November 15-18 –WINTER CHAIN STORE SHOW 2019– Taiwan

November 5-7 –ELECTRICAL SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

November 5-9 –EP CHINA 2019– Shanghai

November 12-14 –METRO CHINA EXPO 2019– Shanghai

November 13-15 –CIAAR 2019– Shanghai

November 25-27 –BOILER SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

November 25-27 –HEATEC 2019– Shanghai

November 25-28 –SWOP 2019–  Shanghai

November 7-9 –VINITALY INTERNATIONAL HONG KONG 2019– Hong Kong

November 13-15 –COSMOPROF ASIA 2019– Hong Kong

November 20-22 –ASIA BLECH 2019– Chengdu

November 28-30 –CITE – CHENGDU INTERNATIONAL TOURISM EXPO 2019– Chengdu

December

December 3-6 –AUTOMECHANIKA SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

December 3-6 –MARINTEC CHINA 2019– Shanghai

December 11-13 –EDME EXPO 2019– Shanghai

December 12-13 –TIM EXPO SHANGHAI 2019– Shanghai

December 9-12 –CINEASIA 2019– Hong Kong

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