Talking about booths I believe that when you actually want to be a part of a trade show you should know many things before you get into it. Such as how and where to get display materials such as banner stands to display banners and your promotional products. This is so important to catch the eyes of the viewers and the buyers.

The trade show booths must be very attractive and interesting enough to draw a crowd of people. One which I really liked actually had their machines displayed at running mode on a table with golden table skirts. These were stitching machines that made a lot of noise but had high quality products being produced from them. I just stayed there staring at this item for more than 10 minutes although I had no intention whatsoever for this particular trade.

It is somehow interesting how just Pipe and Drape could make a whole exhibition booth at this trade shows. They are no common materials as they come in all shapes and sizes but it is rather interesting to see them. It was truthfully an interesting day out and I ended up getting tonnes of name cards and brochures. It was also a good day as well as I met up with an old friend.

Coming back from this event and going through this brochures made me come to a conclusion that I should call 4 of these companies up and ask for a salesman to see me soon in regards to some corporate gift ideas that I would be having to give out.

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"The Worlds will probably end up being held in Asia; especially if an Asian wins it" – LB (BBC News)
"The Worlds will probably end up being held in Asia; especially if an Asian wins it" – LB

Table Of Asia Refinery Maintenance Schedules (Nasdaq)
SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- The following table lists maintenance schedules and outages for oil refineries in Asia. Additional information will be added as it becomes available.

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TREASURIES-Barely moved in Asia before Bernanke speech (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
TOKYO, March 4 – U.S. Treasuries were little changed in Asia on Tuesday, as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day for clues into how aggressively the central bank will cut interest rates.

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TREASURIES-Barely moved in Asia before Bernanke speech (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
TOKYO, March 4 – U.S. Treasuries were little changed in Asia on Tuesday, as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day for clues into how aggressively the central bank will cut interest rates.

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Naga DDB Clinches Malaysia's First Asia-Pacific Effie Award (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) — Advertising agency Naga DDB Malaysia Sdn Bhd has clinched the country's first Asia-Pacific EFFIE Award in recognition of its 'ViVA Loves You' campaign for Perodua at the inaugural World Effie Festival 2008 held in Singapore recently.

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First Asia Pacific Effie Awards presented (Scoop.co.nz)
Singapore, 29th February 2008. The first-ever Asia Pacific Effie Awards, which recognize the most effective advertising and marketing campaigns across the region, were presented in Singapore this evening at a gala dinner marking the close of the inaugural World Effie Festival.

Naga DDB Clinches Malaysia's First Asia-Pacific Effie Award (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) — Advertising agency Naga DDB Malaysia Sdn Bhd has clinched the country's first Asia-Pacific EFFIE Award in recognition of its 'ViVA Loves You' campaign for Perodua at the inaugural World Effie Festival 2008 held in Singapore recently.

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Rare diamond to shine at Sotheby's Asia sale (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Auction house Sotheby's will hammer off a 72-carat, flawless white diamond for an estimated $10 million to $12 million in its forthcoming Asian sales, which would make it the most expensive diamond ever sold at auction in Asia.

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GP2 Asia 'bags' championship sponsor. (Crash.net)
'Luxury baggage and travel accessories' brand, Samsonite Black Label to back Asia Series.

Allianz reports surge in Asia Pacific income (Insurance Business Review)
Allianz has reported a total premium income of E8.8 billion from all its insurance operations in the Asia Pacific region for FY 2007, an increase of 29.3%.

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New Asia business centre for UC Berkeley (Bangkok Post)
Business is often about connections, especially in Asia, and this is precisely what the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business is boasting with the launch of its new Asian Business Centre later this month.

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MATRADE, ITC & WTO To Organise Asia Healthcare 2008 (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 (Bernama) — Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), International Trade Centre (ITC) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) will join hands to organise the Asia Healthcare 2008 show here next month.

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S'pore duo wins Amazing Race Asia (Straits Times)
SINGAPORE and Asia found out on Thursday that Singaporeans Collin Low and Adrian Yap crossed the finish line first in The Amazing Race Asia 2. But the dynamic duo had known about the results since July as the production wrapped up last year after a 24-day shoot.

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Stocks in Europe, Asia, U.S. Futures Drop; UBS, SocGen Fall (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Stocks declined in Europe and Asia and U.S. index futures fell, on speculation profit growth will slow after Group of Seven officials said financial-market turmoil will hurt the economy.

Stocks Decline in Europe, Asia, U.S. Futures Drop; UBS Falls (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Stocks fell in Europe and Asia after Group of Seven officials said further financial-market turmoil will hurt economic growth. U.S. index futures retreated.

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Stocks Prices Fall Across Asia Pacific- Asian Commentary (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – Stocks prices across Asia-Pacific fell sharply on Monday amid falling sentiment fanned by gloomier outlook on the global economy emerging from various quarters. Trading volume remained below average as bourses in Japan, China and Taiwan remained closed.

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Detailed Analysis of the Asia Pacific Medical Equipment Market Covering Medical Devices, Biomedical Devices, … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Asia Pacific Hospital Supplies Market Report: Detailed Analysis of the Medical Equipment Market Covering Medical Devices, Biomedical Devices, Healthcare Appliances and Medical Supplies". to their offering.

Welcoming in the Year of the Rat in Asia (The Epoch Times)
February 7th marks the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Chinese Lunar New Year is the most important day of the year to Chinese people across the globe. In Asia, there are many traditional New Year cust…

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Welcoming in the Year of the Rat in Asia (The Epoch Times)
February 7th marks the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Chinese Lunar New Year is the most important day of the year to Chinese people across the globe. In Asia, there are many traditional New Year cust…

In-Depth Report Covers Asia Pacific Markets for INR Transcatheter Embolization & Occlusion Devices (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c82084) has announced the addition of Asia Pacific Markets for INR Transcatheter Embolization & Occlusion Devices to their offering.

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Get Coverage on the Peripheral Vascular (PV) Markets in Asia-Pacific with New Report (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of 'Asia Pacific Markets for Peripheral Vascular Devices ' to their offering.

In-Depth Report Covers Asia Pacific Markets for INR Transcatheter Embolization & Occlusion Devices (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c82084) has announced the addition of Asia Pacific Markets for INR Transcatheter Embolization & Occlusion Devices to their offering.

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Cable damage leaves parts of Asia short of bandwidth (Vi t Nam News)
HA NOI Damage to undersea cables had an impact on internet-based businesses across the Middle East and South Asia on Thursday, including the India s vital call centre industry, prompting pleas for the public to free up bandwidth and limit idle websurfing.

Asia's Leading Enterprise IT Publisher Expands eNewsletter Service (PRWeb)
Fairfax Business Media Asia (FBM Asia) has announced a significant expansion of the content and frequency of eNewsletters associated with its four established print magazines in Asia. Computerworld Singapore and Computerworld Malaysia, would be circulated daily to subscribers from Monday, February 4. eNewsletters from CIO Asia and MIS Asia magazines would be circulated weekly every Tuesday and …

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China criticizes Taiwan referendum on UN membership as threat to Asia-Pacific peace (Philstar.com)
BEIJING ( AP ) – China criticized Taiwan 's decision to hold a referendum on U.N. membership as a move toward formal independence for the self-ruled island, saying the vote could threaten peace in the Asia-Pacific region.

Tehran hosts Asia-Pacific housing ministers meeting (Islamic Republic News Agency)
Iran – Asia – Pacific – Meeting The third session of the Board of Directors of Housing and Urban Development Ministers of seven Asia-Pacific countries was inaugurated in Tehran on Sunday.

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Goldman Asia ex-Japan investment bank co-head to retire -memo (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
HONG KONG, Jan 31 – Goldman Sachs' Richard T. Ong, co-head of investment banking in Asia ex-Japan, will retire in March after 15 years with the bank, according to an internal memo seen on Thursday.

Fidelity poaches ING's Asia Pacific fund arm CEO (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
HONG KONG, Jan 31 – Mutual fund giant Fidelity International confirmed on Thursday it had hired Chris Ryan, the head of ING Groep NV's Asia Pacific fund arm, to help bolster its leadership team in the fast-growing region.

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StepStone: Battle for Talent in Asia Could Threaten Business Growth (Centre Daily Times)
Companies looking to expand in Asia are bracing themselves for significant difficulties in recruiting and retaining skilled employees and a high wage bill as the war for talent in the region intensifies, according to a major global research report of business leaders' views released today by StepStone (OSE:STP), one of the world's largest providers of on-demand, talent management solutions.

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Goldman Asia ex-Japan investment bank co-head to retire -memo (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
HONG KONG, Jan 31 – Goldman Sachs' Richard T. Ong, co-head of investment banking in Asia ex-Japan, will retire in March after 15 years with the bank, according to an internal memo seen on Thursday.

BMW Group Sees Record Sales In Asia (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) — BMW Group, which reported record sales in Asia last year, plans to sell 200,000 vehicles in the region by 2012.

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Artists selected for residencies in Asia (The New Zealand Herald)
Two New Zealand artists are embarking on a trip of a lifetime after being selected for artist residencies in Hong Kong and South Korea. Aucklanders Fiona Amundsen and Eve Armstrong have been selected for the residencies by the Asia New Zealand Foundation.

28-01-2008: Asia to take the lead in air cargo industry growth (The Edge Daily)
MUMBAI: Asia will take the lead in air cargo industry growth, with intra-Asia trade estimated to increase at 8.6% per annum until 2025, said Boeing Commercial Airplanes senior vice president Dinesh Keskar.

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Asia, European Markets Extend Decline (Washington Post)
LONDON — Turbulence roiled world stock markets again Tuesday, with Asian stocks down for a second day on fears of recession in the US. European stocks fell at the opening but then pared their losses in voaltile trading.

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Throughout Asia, Exporters Brace for Tremors From a U.S. Pullback (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Rather than waiting for the American economy to get worse, companies in Asia are changing how they operate.

Fairuz claims pole in GP2 Asia Series Sprint Race at Dubai Autodrome (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia s Fairuz Fauzy (pic) of the Super Nova Racing team claimed pole position in the first-ever GP2 Asia Series Sprint Race at the Dubai Autodrome following a superb finish in the opening race on Friday.

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Building starts forecast for SE Asia up 45 percent (The Manila Times)
Scheduled starts for building projects in Southeast Asia are up 45 percent this year compared to 2007, according to BCI Asia s Building Starts Forecast 2008. The surge in scheduled building starts is being driven by demand for transport-related buildings, offices, health facilities and exhibition space in Southeast Asia.

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South Asia hit by food shortages (BBC News)
People across South Asia struggle to cope with severe shortages of affordable wheat and rice.

Yantai builds Asia's largest pectin production base (China Daily)
China's first 2000-ton standardized pectin production line, belonging to Andre Juice Group, went full stream ahead yesterday in Shandong, making it the largest pectin production base in Asia.

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H&Q Asia Pacific Buys Taiwan Sumida Electronics – Update (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – Wednesday evening, private equity firm H&Q Asia Pacific announced that it acquired an 85.1% interest in Taiwan Sumida Electronics Inc. from Sumida Corp., a Japanese manufacturer of electronic components. Sumida will retain a 14.9% interest in the business.

WealthCraft Breaks New Ground in Asia Pacific to Become the First Provider of Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM Solutions (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
WealthCraft Systems Inc (OTCBB:WCSY), a leading IT solution provider for financial institutions, has become the first hosted Microsoft(R) Dynamics CRM Solutions Provider Partner in Asia-Pacific.

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Dollar Rises in Asia Against Yen (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The dollar rose against the yen Thursday in Asia on Wall Street's rebound the day before and with traders awaiting a planned speech by the U.S. central bank chief.

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Asia growth to slow in 08, inflation a threat (Gulf Times)
SINGAPORE: Weaker global demand is likely to take a toll on Asia s exports next year, but buoyant domestic consumption will help the region avoid a substantial economic slowdown, a Reuters quarterly poll shows.

South Asia's tragic history repeated with Bhutto death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The assassination of Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto is the latest deadly chapter plaguing South Asia's dynasties and shows violence has become entrenched in the region's political culture, analysts say.

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Emerging FX-Asia mostly firmer on Fed rate cut prospects (Antara News)
Asian currencies were mostly firmer against a weak dollar on Monday after last week's poor U.S. housing sales data boosted expectations of further

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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Asia Capital Reinsurance Group Pte. Ltd. (Centre Daily Times)
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of "a-" of Asia Capital Reinsurance Group Pte. Ltd. (ACR) (Singapore). The outlook for both ratings is stable.

Bhutto death a loss for South Asia: Congress (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Congress Working Committee (CWC) adopted a condolence resolution Friday expressing grief at the assassination of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto, describing her untimely death as a 'loss for the entire region of South Asia'.

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PM hails Bhutto as South Asia's outstanding leader (PTI via Yahoo! India News)
New Delhi, Dec 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hailed former Pakistan Prime Minister late Benazir Bhutto as South Asia's "outstanding" political leader who was committed to the cause

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CAE Courts Asia Simulator Buyers as U.S. Orders Stall (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — CAE Inc., the world's largest maker of flight simulators, is working to add customers in Asia and win defense contracts to wean itself from dependence on U.S. airlines, Chief Executive Officer Robert Brown said.

Insurance: Kurnia Asia to shift focus to non-motor policies (Business Times (Malaysia))
GENERAL insurer Kurnia Asia Bhd will be shifting its focus from motor policies to non-motor policies for the coming year.

Asia's property prices to keep gaining in momentum (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Singapore, Dec 24 (DPA) Property prices in much of Asia are still undervalued compared with pre-crisis levels but are expected to keep gaining in momentum, a report from a research house said Monday.

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Sri Lanka May Keep Benchmark Rate at Highest Level in Asia (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — Sri Lanka's central bank will probably keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at the highest level in Asia in a bid to contain inflation without threatening economic growth.

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`Should ABB`s head office shift to Asia in 20 years?` (Business Standard India)
Global engineering leader ABB, which has been on an upswing in recent years, owes some of that to the growth momentum in Asia. China and India lead the show with Chinese volumes two-and-a-half times India s, but the Indian growth rate exceeds China s. To underline the growing importance of India, the ABB Group held its board meeting for the first time here recently.

Amex To Go End To End, Bring Global Tools To Asia (Business Travel News)
DECEMBER 17, 2007 — American Express Business Travel is working to bring Asia/Pacific into its global plan to provide standard processes and service through new service centers, development of profile tools and implementing a quality-of-service scorecard measurement system now used for agents in North America and Europe.

Asia's Money Talked in 2007, Humbled West Walked: William Pesek (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — You would expect a year marking the 10th anniversary of the Asian crisis to be hectic, and 2007 didn't disappoint. Coup attempts, subprime fallout, terrorist attacks, scandals, volatile stocks, elections, you name it.

Bercham police station comes out tops in Asia (The New Straits Times)
KUALA LUMPUR: Police stations in Malaysia are the best in Asia in the community orientation, physical conditions, equal treatment, transparency and accountability and detention conditions categories.

Industry Group: Asia's Airline Sector Set For Slowdown – AFP (Nasdaq)
SINGAPORE (AFP)–After two good years Asia's airline sector is set for a possible steep slowdown in 2008 as the global credit crunch hits consumers, damping air travel demand, an industry group said Sunday.

FEATURE-Fun serious business as Asia elephants struggle (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Gillian Murdoch SURIN, Thailand, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Sucking up sugarcane with their trunks and circling busy traffic roundabouts, the elephants that roam Thai towns at festival time seem as much …

Asia century: China, India, Taiwan, Japan in world finance, trade, politics, outsourcing (cmi valpara so)
Watch out on a rising China and Asia of 4 billion people! Is a war coming between rising China, Asia and world? Is the 21st century world is to be dominated by China and Asia? How to bring peace and order to global development in the new century? What are the economic, political, business realities?

Youngsters queue at Asia Game Show in Hong Kong (People's Daily)
Over a thousand people, mostly youngsters, queued Saturday at Hong Kong's convention and exhibition center in order to have a try of the avant-guard high definition video games, of which some were yet to be released. The Asia Game …

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Amex To Go End To End, Bring Global Tools To Asia (Business Travel News)
DECEMBER 17, 2007 — American Express Business Travel is working to bring Asia/Pacific into its global plan to provide standard processes and service through new service centers, development of profile tools and implementing a quality-of-service scorecard measurement system now used for agents in North America and Europe.

Bercham police station comes out tops in Asia (The New Straits Times)
KUALA LUMPUR: Police stations in Malaysia are the best in Asia in the community orientation, physical conditions, equal treatment, transparency and accountability and detention conditions categories.

Asia's Money Talked in 2007, Humbled West Walked: William Pesek (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — You would expect a year marking the 10th anniversary of the Asian crisis to be hectic, and 2007 didn't disappoint. Coup attempts, subprime fallout, terrorist attacks, scandals, volatile stocks, elections, you name it.

Youngsters queue at Asia Game Show in Hong Kong (People's Daily)
Over a thousand people, mostly youngsters, queued Saturday at Hong Kong's convention and exhibition center in order to have a try of the avant-guard high definition video games, of which some were yet to be released. The Asia Game …

Asia century: China, India, Taiwan, Japan in world finance, trade, politics, outsourcing (cmi valpara so)
Watch out on a rising China and Asia of 4 billion people! Is a war coming between rising China, Asia and world? Is the 21st century world is to be dominated by China and Asia? How to bring peace and order to global development in the new century? What are the economic, political, business realities?

Industry Group: Asia's Airline Sector Set For Slowdown – AFP (Nasdaq)
SINGAPORE (AFP)–After two good years Asia's airline sector is set for a possible steep slowdown in 2008 as the global credit crunch hits consumers, damping air travel demand, an industry group said Sunday.

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