Design, functionality and sustainability behind local brand’s strategy

Turning binned bottles into brilliant bags

Sustainability solutions, pioneering tech and more on the agenda

Lifestyle, licensing events address emerging trends

The International Sourcing Show (ISS), running from 5-8 July 2022, aims to bring smarter sourcing and better living. The ISS brand covers seven fairs that the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) had originally planned for April but needed to reschedule amid the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. The themes of the combined show are Healthy Living, Smart Living, Stylish Living and Sustainable Living.

The preeminent gifts marketplace presents trending lifestyle products and ideas, bringing suppliers and global buyers together.

HKTDC Gifts & Premium Fair

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council is launching the Spring Shopping Fest in retail paradise Hong Kong.

Hong Kong retail fair rolls out in the run-up to Lunar New Year.

Spring boon for shoppers

For hundreds of thousands of suppliers and buyers looking to continue with business despite COVID-19-induced travel restrictions, a convenient solution is at hand.

For traders remaining homebound amid the current pandemic, there’s only one way to go – online.

Virtual fair, real business

Home is where the heart is and often where the wallet is as well; spending on furniture, homeware and related items is soaring, with Mainland China growing especially strongly.

Fairs focused on household goods offer a massive marketplace for buyers and sellers.

Home front prospers

Led by sales in Hong Kong, auction house Sotheby’s has wrapped up its best year in Asia.

Strong sales in Hong Kong bring a leading art and collectables purveyor its best-ever performance in Asia.

Auction House Records Stellar Year

As wages in Mainland China have risen, many Hong Kong enterprises with manufacturing facilities there have tried to cut operating costs – one option is to take production lines offshore.

Hong Kong manufacturers cut costs and navigate around obstacles created by Sino-US trade dispute.

Made in China Moves to Indonesia

While, on the surface, it would seem that Christmas spending has plateaued in Russia – with the 2018 per-consumer spend of US$225 almost identical to that of 2017 – the figures alone do not reflect the underlying change in buying patterns.

The overall level of Christmas spend in 2017 and 2018 stayed constant at about US$225 each but consumers seek durable necessities, such as smartphones and tablets.

Russian Christmas Shoppers Turn Practical

HKTDC pavilions will focus on tech and lifestyle for the remainder of the year.

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<p>Lucy Tran of Intbox Intelligent Packaging Corporation (Vietnam) talks to the HKTDC at Deluxe PrintPack.</p>
<p>The Hong Kong Gifts &amp; Premium Fair, Home InStyle and Fashion InStyle, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 27-30 April 2025, and the Hong Kong International Printing &amp; Packaging Fair and DeLuxe PrintPack Hong Kong, held concurrently at Asia World-Expo, bring together some 6,000 exhibitors from over 30 countries and regions, including Mainland China and Hong Kong, as well as Australia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the United States. Also held on 28-30 April 2025 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Hong Kong International Licensing Show and the Asian Licensing Conference showcase more than 600 brands and intellectual properties (IPs) spanning arts and museum licensing, animation character licensing, brand extension licensing, lifestyle licensing and entertainment licensing alongside more than 70 popular local brands, and bring together industry leaders to explore key topics including the latest developments in global licensing. The events serve as a bridge connecting Hong Kong's creative industries with Mainland China and international markets while reinforcing the city&rsquo;s positioning as a regional creative hub.</p>

Here you can see the latest trends: Vietnamese exhibitor at DeLuxe PrintPack

Celebrating four decades of wonder, the HKTDC Hong Kong Gifts &amp; Premium Fair has established itself as one of the world&rsquo;s leading gifts fairs, providing exhibitors with a high-quality business platform to expand into various global markets. Over the years, the fair has showcased a variety of high-quality products, offering a wide array of choices for buyers from around the world. Additionally, the fair is carefully curated to align with market trends, addressing the diverse needs of buyers.

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