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ITE: Hong Kong Citizens Spending Big on Travel

ITE: Hong Kong Citizens Spending Big on Travel

HONG KONG, CHINA, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – With total outbound spending of US$24.2 billion in 2016, Hong Kong ranked World’s 10th / Asia 3rd largest market (UNWTO Tourism Barometer Jun 17), but No.1 among these 10 largest markets by per capita spending of US$3285! Outbound to many Asian destinations continue growing! For examples, in [...]

X-Spatial 4D Psychoacoustics Launches with ‘Beyond Skyline’ Movie Premiere

X-Spatial 4D Psychoacoustics Launches with ‘Beyond Skyline’ Movie Premiere

HONG KONG, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) - X-Spatial Media Technology Ltd held the grand launch of its “X-Spatial 4D Psychoacoustics” technology with the movie premiere of “Beyond Skyline” at UA Cine Times, Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong on 7 December 2016, indicating that such epoch-making audio optimization technology is officially available here, with the highest regard [...]

NovogeneAIT Singapore and the Genome Institute of Singapore Forge Public-Private Partnership to Establish Whole Genome Sequencing Centre in Singapore

NovogeneAIT Singapore and the Genome Institute of Singapore Forge Public-Private Partnership to Establish Whole Genome Sequencing Centre in Singapore

Beijing and Singapore, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) - Novogene, a leading commercial provider of genomic services and solutions with cutting edge next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics expertise; AITbiotech Pte Ltd, a Singapore biotechnology company; and the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) announced today that NovogeneAIT Genomics Singapore (NovogeneAIT) – a new joint venture between Novogene and AITbiotech – [...]

Rediscover the Origins of the Mid-Autumn Festival at Chinatown, Singapore

Rediscover the Origins of the Mid-Autumn Festival at Chinatown, Singapore

SINGAPORE, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) - An annual affair not to be missed, the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival returns this year with a retelling of the most traditional folklore behind the festival to let visitors, and especially our younger generation, to rediscover its origins and history. During the month-long celebrations from 2 to 30 September 2016, locals and [...]

Record Numbers Attend 27th Hong Kong Book Fair

Record Numbers Attend 27th Hong Kong Book Fair

HONG KONG, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The 27th Hong Kong Book Fair ended today, after drawing record attendance of close to 1.02 million visitors. The week-long literary and cultural extravaganza, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, featured an extensive selection of [...]

Last Chance for Animals Exposes Severe Cruelty Inside the Slaughterhouses of China’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival

Last Chance for Animals Exposes Severe Cruelty Inside the Slaughterhouses of China’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival

LOS ANGELES, CA, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Undercover footage released exclusively today by nonprofit Last Chance For Animals (LCA) exposes the horrific abuse and torture endured by dogs inside slaughterhouses at China’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival. LCA is the first organization to document the unsanitary conditions and inhumane treatment of dogs inside Yulin’s slaughterhouses. [...]

Cpop Goes Global with @KKBOX and Twitter

Cpop Goes Global with @KKBOX and Twitter

SINGAPORE, Jun.4 (Korea Bizwire) - Twitter and KKBOX, Asia’s leading music streaming brand, are working to expand the appreciation of Chinese pop music, or Cpop (#Cpop), to a global audience. KKBOX is creating Cpop content on their official Twitter account (@KKBOX), including weekly live Twitter Q&A interviews with Cpop artists, autographed video clips from Cpop musicians and producers [...]